Question

In what ways was the history of the Gonds different from that of the Ahoms?

Write the similarities between Gonds and Ahoms.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The history of the Gonds was different from that of the Ahoms in the following ways: Gonds lived in Gondwana while Ahoms lived in Brahmaputra valley. Gonds practiced shifting cultivation while Ahoms did not practice shifting cultivation. Gond kingdoms were large, Ahom kingdom was small.

These differences are as follows : (i) Gonds were not migrant. They lived in a vast forested region called Gondwana—or 'country inhabited by Gonds, But Ahoms were migrants of Brahmaputra Valley from present-day Myanmar. (ii) The Gond Kingdom was not dependent upon the forced labour.

Similarities between Gonds and Ahoms: (i) Both were tribal people. - (ii) Both of them introduced centralised administrative system. (iii) Both the tribal states were attacked by the Mughals—at different times. These attacks proved to be fatal for them.