Adivasis

Ahom language

Step 1: The Ahom society was described as civilized — land was given to poets and scholars, and dramatics were promoted. Step 2: Important Sanskrit literary works were translated into the local language. Step 3: As the chapter clearly states, the historical work 'Buranji' was written FIRST in the Ahom language. Step 4: It was later translated into Assamese. Step 5: Assamese, Sanskrit, and Bengali are incorrect because 'Buranji' was originally composed in the Ahom language before being written in Assamese.

Britishers; traditional annuity (Saliyana)

Step 1: The chapter describes the origin of Dang Darbar, an important tribal fair. Step 2: In 1842 AD, the forest belts of Dangs were given to the Britishers. Step 3: In exchange, the government of that time decided to give a traditional annuity (called 'Saliyana') to the Dangi kings and chieftains. Step 4: This annuity was given at the fair held at Dang Darbar, making it a unique tradition. Step 5: The other options are wrong — the Mughals and Marathas were not involved in this 1842 agreement, and elephant trade was associated with the Gond kingdom, not Dangs.

1591 AD

Step 1: The Cher chiefs dominated some areas of present Bihar and Jharkhand till the twelfth century. Step 2: As stated in the chapter, in 1591 AD, Raja Mansingh, the general of Akbar, attacked the Cher tribe and defeated them. Step 3: However, he could not bring them under complete control. Step 4: Later, during Aurangzeb's reign, the Mughal army captured many Cher forts and established dominance. Step 5: 1565 AD was when Asif Khan defeated Durgavati (Gond). 1523 AD was when Ahoms merged Chutio kingdom. 1662 AD was when Ahoms fought Mir Jumla.

Mir Jumla

Step 1: The Ahom kingdom faced many attacks from the South-West. Step 2: As clearly mentioned in the chapter, in 1662 AD, the Ahom people fought valiantly against the Mughal army led by Mir Jumla but lost. Step 3: However, direct Mughal domination over the area did not last long. Step 4: Asif Khan was the Mughal general who defeated Durgavati in 1565 AD. Raja Mansingh attacked the Cher tribe in 1591 AD. Kamal Khan Gakhhar was a Gakhhar tribe leader made a mansabdar by Akbar. Step 5: Therefore, Mir Jumla is the only correct answer for the 1662 AD attack on the Ahoms.