
Class 6 History Chapter 5 Kingdoms, Kings and an Early Republic | Our past 1 | CBSE | Social science
What is the name of Chapter 5 history class 6? What was Gana in Class 6? How were the rajas chosen? ...................... Hey, I am Sunil Kumar Poddar. Welcome to youtube channel #sunilpoddar. Wish viewer like my videos and share if valuable to them. Press the subscribe button and bell icon for future notification fron Channel . ...............................................................................#class6 #history #chapter5 #ncert #CBSE #kingdoms #kings and an #early #republic #full #chapter #ncertsummary #2022 #socialScience ............................................................................... About Video - In the later Vadic period, the tribal organization changed their identity and gradually started shifting into a territorial identity called Janapada or states. • States consisted of a single tribe like Shakyas and Molas or people from the Ganaga Valley called #Aryans. • Did'nt incorporate people outside the Aryan pole. • Strong consciousness of the pure land of the Aryans called #Aryavrata. • #Janapada a. ‘Jana’ meaning tribe and ‘pada’ meaning foot. Its literal meaning b. Early Vedic texts reveal about several Janas or tribes of the Aryans living in semi- nomadic tribal state. c. early Indian Iron Age Rigveda Janas coalesced into geographically fixed Janapadas. d. governed by rulers each having own army and capital. (e. maintained large armies paid regular salaries using punch marked coins. • Features of #Mahajanapadas a. Ruled by a king. b. Village headman called Gramini. c. Divided into 4 castes-Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras. • Political Organisation Political org. of mahajanpadas was organized into 2 forms- monarchy and republican system. a. In a monarchy, king the head of the state.eg. #Magadha . b. In a republican system, state ruled by an elected chief called Ganpat. eg. Mallas. • Taxation a. Mahajanapadas needed huge money, imposed taxes. b. 1/6 tax fixed on crops; tax on crafts persons, herders, goods bought and sold through trade. c. hunters and gathers had to give forest produce to the raja. -- #Agricultural System of Mahajanapadas: a. Two major changes introduced in agriculture. (i) use of iron ploughshares. (ii) people started transplanting paddy. • Varna System of Mahajanapadas -- #Varna a. means group in Sanskrit. b. decided one’s group. It was not based on birth. c. later Vedic age, Varna system changed to caste system. d. The Brahmins divided, Kshatriyas were rulers, Vaishyas contributed to trade while Shudras were slaves who were denied entry into the mainstream. -- Magadha and #Vajji a. Magadha in South Bihar, on the banks of river Ganga was a fertile and industrial area which contributed the most powerful kingdoms & great kings like Bimbisara and Ashoka. b. Vajji in north of Ganga, was confederacy of 8 clans whom Videhas, Lichchhavis and the Jnatrikas were the most popular. #Vaishali was a prosperous city under them. ................................................................................................................................................................................ To connect | follow on social network, Links - Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... Instagram - / sunilpoddar29 Email on Sunilpoddar111@gmail.com