The work Agrarian System of Medieval Assam is a representative history of the agrarian life in the North-East in the period from the 13 to early 19 century—the period of the Ahom rule in the Brahmaputra valley. Although major emphasis has been given to the study of the agrarian life in Assam, the work at the same time throws light on the agrarian system of the entire tribal set-up in the region. The period chosen by the author being the most significant one in ...