How did the Guru of Moamoria Sattra begin to feel extremely powerful ?
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The causes of the Moamoria rebellion were : There were crisis in the Ahom Kingdom, its labour system on which the kingdom was based was on brink of collapse. Emergence of new social classes. The kingdom was not able to adapt according to changes in the econom
Moamoria rebellion took place because of the uprising of Paiks which later on led the formation of Matak Kingdom. Almost 90% of the people of Ahom Kingdom was working as a paik and in which they had to work voluntarily for the Ahom king for 4 months every year and the remaining 8 months they had to look after the family of other paiks who were working for the king.
On the other hand, the upper castes and priests were enjoying a lavish life and getting free land and high ranks in the army. This made one thing clear that there was no appreciation for merit and having skills. As a result, people having poor administrative skills got high position in the kingdom which led the downfall of Ahom kingdom.
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