Lushai Chiefdoms Mizo | |||||||||
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| ca. 15th Century–1954 | |||||||||
 Distribution of Mizo tribes and non-Mizo tribes in the Lushai Hills. | |||||||||
| 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[1] | ca. 15th Century | ||||||||
• Settlement in Lushai Hills[1] | 1724 | ||||||||
| 1888-1889 | |||||||||
• Abolishment of Chieftainship | 1954 | ||||||||
| Currency | |||||||||
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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. | |||||||||
Mizo chieftainship, also known as Lushai chieftainship, is a political structure used for 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. Upon independence, Mizo intellectuals, under the choice of political direction, chose to maintain a union with India to offset the autocratic nature of the chiefs from becoming too dominant once again. The formation of 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.