Mouzadar

Historically, they were influential hereditary aristocratic nobility figures in Assam's socio-political landscape during the feudal era during the Kamarupa Kingdom to the Ahom Dynasty; similar to small kings.

This diminished direct royal governance, empowering local leaders like the mouzadars to enforce policies and make administrative decisions.

A single mouzadar typically oversaw multiple villages or considerable land areas, which could range from hundreds to thousands of acres.

Mouzadars, particularly in the Lower Assam division, historically controlled large areas of land that were politically tense due to frequent minor attacks from central Indian ruling dynasties.

Their hereditary status created a local nobility that played a significant role in governance in Assam until British colonial rule transformed the political landscape.