Abstract: The chronicles of the Ahom Kingdom and the Rajvamsavali of the Koch do not contain much direct information on the economic condition of Assam. However, they bear indications as to the condition of the people and their status vis-a vis the state and the land settlement system. These help us to draw certain conclusions about the prevailing economic condition of the different strata of the inhabitants. In this respect the inscriptions of the period serve as invaluable source for information on the economic history of Assam more particularly that of Kamrup. Despite the fact that most of the inscriptions are primarily donation documents, they also record contemporary information relating to agriculture and agricultural products, land divisions, unit and lineal measurement of land, units of weight and measurement, land disputes, land revenue, medium of exchange, various taxes and ownership of land.
This paper tries to study the above mentioned parameters of economic condition of ancient Assam. The source materials have been collected from books, articles and inscriptions and various other available sources.
Keywords: Economic Condition of Assam, land divisions, medium of exchange.
Title: Economic Condition of Assam in Medieval Period: With Special Reference to Kamrup
Author: DR. MONOJ KUMAR CHOWDHURY
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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