Consider the following statements regarding the pastoral administrative structure of the Early Vedic polity:
1. The term Vraja denoted the collective pasture ground where the livestock and cattle herds of the tribe were concentrated.
2. The Vrajapati functioned as a vital officer who controlled these pasture lands and led the heads of various fighting families in battles.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Both statements are correct. In the early nomadic phase of the Rigveda, territory was not defined, but pastoral assets were institutionalized. The Vraja was the life support zone for cattle. The Vrajapati was an influential socio-political chief who supervised these zones and maintained close links with the Kulapas or heads of families during tribal cattle raids.

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