What was the position of paiks with reference to Medieval kingdoms of North eastern India ........

Ancient and Medival History Sultanate Period

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What was the position of paiks, with reference to Medieval kingdoms of North-eastern India?

They were forced to work for the state.

They were mercenaries recruited from other kingdoms.

They held large amount of land and gold and donated it for public welfare.

They were the patrons of literature and arts.

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Explanation:

The Ahoms migrated to the Brahmaputra valley from present-day Myanmar in the thirteenth century. They created a new state by suppressing the older political system of the bhuiyans (landlords).The Ahom state depended upon forced labour. Those forced to work for the state were called paiks.A census of the population was taken. Each village had to send a number of paiks by rotation.People from heavily populated areas were shifted to less populated ones.