Tribal Polity
UPSC Archival Analysis
Exam Year
2017
Evidence Source
LinkID: HIS_ANC_2017_227 Ref: Standard Educational Reference
Statement I: The early Aryans, who were essentially pastoral, did not develop any political structure which could measure up to a state in ancient or modern sense.
Statement II: Kingship was the same as tribal chief ship; the term Rajan being used for tribal chief who was primarily a military leader and who ruled over his people and not over any specified area.
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Early Aryan kingship was a form of tribal chieftainship where the Rajan ruled over people (kinship) rather than a fixed territory.