Mizo Chieftainship
Lushai Chiefdoms Mizo | |||||||||
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| ca. 1540–1954 | |||||||||
Map of Lushai Tribes distributed in Mizoram Map of settlements of Lushai chiefs 1890 | |||||||||
| Status | Tribal Chiefdoms | ||||||||
| Capital | None Aijal(Aizawl) | ||||||||
| Common languages | Mizo ṭawng | ||||||||
| Religion | Mizo religion Christianity | ||||||||
| Government | Independent Tribes and Clans | ||||||||
| Lal | |||||||||
• ??–1954 | Various chiefs | ||||||||
| Historical era |
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• Immigration from Kabaw Valley | ca. 1540 | ||||||||
• Settlement in Lushai Hills | 1724 | ||||||||
| 1888-1889 | |||||||||
• Abolishment of Chieftainship | 1954 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Mizoram | ||||||||
Aizawl became a capital under British rule. Christianity came under the continuation of Chieftainship under British rule. | |||||||||
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Mizo chieftainship refers to the system of chieftainship used by the Mizo people, which historically operated as a gerontocracy. The chieftain system persisted among the various clans and tribes from the precolonial era through to the British colonial period and Indian independence briefly. The Mizo Union advocated for abolishing chieftainship in Mizoram. The chieftainships of Mizoram were eventually disbanded with the Assam-Lushai District ("Acquisition of Chief's Rights") Act in 1954.