In the society of Jaintia kingdom in Meghalaya, the villages that were located in a particular region formed a single political unit called ‘elakas’, headed by:

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• The Khasi kingdom in Meghalaya became an integral part of the British empire in:
• Jaintia Hills Autonomous Headquarters is located in
• The Garo Hills of Meghalaya were annexed by the British in:
• In 1921, Khasi and Jaintia Hills was declared Backwad Tract except
• The office of traditional head of Khasi and Jaintia Hills was
• In the pre British period, Jaintia tribes had
• The British refused to recognise the new syiem in jaintia hill after the death of
• The Jaintia syiemship ended in
• Durbar in Jaintia Hills was represented by the village headmen known as
• Rules for the Administration of Justice and Police in the Khasi and Jaintia Hills, 1937 empowered Dolois to act as