Question

discuss the role of tribal chiefs under the British​

Answer 1

Answer:

Under British rule, the functions and powers of the tribal chiefs changed considerably. They were allowed to keep their land titles over a cluster of villages and rent out lands. ... They also had to pay tribute to the British, and discipline the tribal groups on behalf of the British.

Answer 2

Tribal Chiefs Under the British Rule

Before the arrival of the British, in many areas the tribal chiefs were important people. They enjoyed a certain amount of economic power and had the right to administer and control their territories. In some places they had their own police and decided the local rules of land and forest management. Under the British rule, the functions and powers of the tribal chiefs changed considerably. They were allowed to keep their land titles over a cluster of villages and rent out lands, but they lost much of their administrative power and were forced to follow laws made by British officials in India. They also had to pay tribute to the British, and discipline the tribal groups on behalf of the British. This alienated them in their own society and they lost the authority they had earlier enjoyed amongst their people, and were unable to fulfil their traditional functions.

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