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borders. The Burmese defeated them in 1810, and Info Bits
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with this the Ahoms declined.
The Ahoms had a profound historical sense as they
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Buranjis .
The British defeated the Burmese and conquered
Assam in 1824-25. The Ahoms celebrated the festivals of Durga Puja
and Kali Puja annually with fanfare. They also
Religion and Social System observed a number of other tribal customs and

The Ahom kings adopted Hinduism. The first king to traditions.
embrace Hinduism was Suhungmung who adopted As the Ahoms mingled with the local Hindu
the name of Swarga Narayan. They also abandoned population, their social system became similar to
their own language and script, Tai and adopted the the Hindus.
Assamese language along with its script.

v The process of settlement results into two types of societies—heterogeneous and homogeneous.
v The Hindu society was divided into four varnas—Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras, each of these
varnas were further divided into castes depending on their occupations.
v The lower castes in the society were treated as untouchables and were prohibited from using the public
places.
v The tribals were homogeneous groups but they became heterogeneous groups after the process of state
formation commenced.
v The Gonds lived in Gondwana, a region covering many states in Central India.
v The Ahoms came from China and mingled into the local Hindu society.

v Both the Gonds and the Ahoms formed powerful kingdoms.

A. Tick (3) the right option :
1. Khokhars and Gakkhars tribes belong to ______________ .
(a) Punjab (b) Karnataka (c) Maharashtra

2. ______________ adopted the name of Swarga Narayan.
(a) Sib Singh (b) Suhungmung (c) none of them
3. Some of the famous tribes of Gonds were ______________ .
(a) Bhils (b) Santhals (c) both of these
4. The most important Ahom ruler was ______________ .
(a) Asaf Khan (b) Rudra Singh (c) Sib Singh

5. The Ahoms celebrated the festivals of ______________ .
(a) Durga Puja (b) Kali Puja (c) both of these
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