INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The monarchical system was adopted in the Vedic period. The head of the government was the king and a king or queen rules a kingdom or empire. The Sabha and Samiti is a part of Vedic governance.

Detailed explanation-2: -A monarchial form of government was formed in the later Vedic period. The largest unit of political organisation was termed a ‘Janapada’ or ‘Rashtra’ and was ruled by a king. The Sabha and Samiti lost their importance, and the Vidhata discontinued.

Detailed explanation-3: -Early Vedic Aryans were organised into tribes rather than kingdoms. The chief of a tribe was called a rajan. The autonomy of the rajan was restricted by the tribal councils called sabha and samiti. The two bodies were, in part, responsible for the governance of the tribe.

Detailed explanation-4: -The polity of the Early Vedic period was basically a tribal polity with the tribal chief in the centre which was transformed towards Monarchy in later Vedic period. Rig Vedic society was semi-nomadic tribal society with pastoral economy.