The Sukte Paramountcy in Northern Chin Hills The State as an institution emerged at a certain stage of historical development in various parts of the world. In the history of the evolution of human society, the stages of development began with the Band-a group formed for hunting and similar primitive activities. There were no kinship ties. The next stage was that of the tribe. Here kinship ties were more important. An important development of tribe was marked by a stage of tribal chiefdom. Finally we have a state based on class based society. In ancient period the system of a tribe living under a chief sometimes aided by a council of elders was widely prevalent. The chief owed position either to personal abilities or descent from a senior lineage. At a later stage, chiefship became hereditary when gifts to chiefs became hereditary and return from the chiefs infrequent, and when the share of the chiefs booty increased and that of the kinsman reduced considerably, conditions were creat...
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