A History of Assam c15.7
A History of Assam c15.7
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c15.7
Just as the kingly office was the monopoly of a particular family or clan, so also was that of each of the Gohāins. In practice these appointments ordinarily descended from father to son, but the king had the right to select any member of the prescribed clan that he chose, and he could also, if he wished, dismiss a Gohāin. There were originally only two of these great officers, the Bar Gohāin