Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 7Social ScienceAdivasis3 Marks
Question
Gond state
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The people living in the vast forest region of Gondwana in India are known as Gond.
They are one of the oldest tribes of the country. They practised shifting agriculturc.
Gond tribe was divided into many small clans. Each clan had a king in Gond tribe. Akbarnama records that the Gond state of Gadhkatanga consisted of about $70,000$ villages. The administrative system of Gond staten wash centralized.
The kingdoms were divided into 'Gadhs'. Each Gadh was being dominated by a specific Gond clan.
Each Gadh was divided into a unit of $84$ villages, known as 'Chauraasi'. Each Chauraasi was subdivided into Barhot which was made up of $12$ villages each.
In order to gain recognition as a Rajput, Amandas, the Gond king of Gadhkatanga assumed the title of 'Sangram Shah'. Dalpat, his son married princess Durgavati, the daughter of the Chandel Rajput king of Mahoba.
When Dalpat died at a young age, Durgavati took over the rule in the name of her five-year-old son Veer Narayan.
In $1565\ AD$, the Mughal army led by Asif Khan defeated Durgavati. The qucen and her son fought bravely and achieved martyrdom in the battle field.
The state of Gadhkatanga made plenty of money by the elephant trade. By conquering Gadhkatanga, the Mughals got plenty of money and elephants. They controlled most part of the state, while the rest were given to Veer Narayan's uncle Chandar Shah.
The state of Gadhkatanga, weakened by the Mughal invasion, could not withstand the onslaught of the powerful Bundels and Marathas.
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