5. What was the nature of bali in the Early Vedic period?
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Taxation known as 'bali' meaning 'offering', in pre vedic period and later ' ra jkar ' , was regarded as one of the important sources of revenue to the state. Our ancient literature is replete with such exhortations made to kings. Taxation was ostensibly for the maintenance of the government.
Answer:
The nature of bali in the Early Vedic period:
Bali was a contribution of voluntary made by normal tribesmen on special occasions.
Extra information:
Bali was used for tribal development.
The main social unit of the Aryans was known as Jana.
The head of this unit was a political leader named Rajan.Early Vedic Aryan rulers did not collect taxes from tribals. Instead, people offered 'Bali' to the chief.
Sand was only a voluntary donation by ordinary tribesmen on special occasions.
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The early Vedic period is historically dated to the second half of the second millennium BCE. Historically, after the collapse of the Indus Valley Civilization, which occurred around 1900 BC,groups of Indo-Aryan people migrated to northwestern India and settled in the northern Indus Valley.The Indo-Aryans represented a subgroup that diverged from other Indo-Iranian tribes in the Andronovo horizon before the mid-2nd millennium BC, the Indo-Iranians evolved into the Syntash culture, from which the later Andronovo horizon emerged.
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