• Clara Bamon

This paper entitled “A Preliminary Study on the State Formation of Hima Mylliem” is an attempt to examine the process of state formation of one of the Khasi native States called Hima Mylliem. Khasi States designated by the Khasis as Hima have been in existence long before the advent of the Colonial rulers. There is no exact information on the number of Khasi States that existed prior to the Colonial period. Literature reviews revealed that the the Khasi Hills comprised of 30 ‘Himas’ and was traditionally called ‘Ka Ri Laiphew Syiem’ and that each Hima was under a titular head called ‘Syiem’. Hima Mylliem is one of the Syiemships or Chiefdom in Khasi Hills with a Syiem or Chief as its administrative head. It is situated in the central plateau of Meghalaya with Hima Khyrim in the east, Hima Mawphlang, Hima Sohiong and Hima Nongkhlaw in the west and Hima Sohra in the south.

Chief (Syiem), Clan (Kur), Commune (Raid), Khasi, State (Hima), State Formation.

"A Preliminary Study on the State Formation of Hima Mylliem", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.86-90, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRBF06017.pdf

"A Preliminary Study on the State Formation of Hima Mylliem", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp86-90, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRBF06017.pdf