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In Assam the Ahom kings had their paiks These were people who 1 Were obliged to render military serv...........

Ancient and Medival History Sultanate Period
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    In Assam, the Ahom kings had their paiks. These were people who

    1. Were obliged to render military service in exchange for land.

    2. Were foreign mercenaries and spies who were kept under captivation.

    Which of the above is/are correct?

    1 only

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    2 only

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    Both

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    None

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    Explanation:
    1. The Paik system was a type of unpaid and bounded labour system on which the Ahom kingdom of medieval Assam was based.Every male in the Ahom kingdom between the ages of fifteen and fifty who was not a noble, a priest, a high caste or a slave was a paik.
    2. The duty of a paik was to render service to the Ahom state in exchange for which he was granted 2 puras of cultivable land (gaa mati), which was neither hereditary nor transferable.
    3. The paiks in a khel (groups) were organized under a gradation of officials who commanded a set number of them.

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