Describe the paik system and its role in the administration of the Ahom kingdom of Assam.
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The duty of a paik was to render service to the Ahom state in exchange for which he was granted 2 puras (2.66 acres) of usufruct cultivable land (gaa mati), which was neither hereditary nor transferable. ... Cultivable land called roopeet was held communally that was distributed among the paiks (called gaa mati).
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Answer : The Paik system has had a profound impact on Assam's social life, with many collective practices originating in the medieval times. Many people in Assam today still carry the Paik offices titles in their last names—Bora, Saikia and Hazarika.
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