 Conscription was based on the "kyundaw" system (called the "ahmudan" system by later dynasties), which required local chiefs to supply their predetermined quota of men from their jurisdiction on the basis of population in times of war.This basic system of military organisation was largely unchanged down to the precolonial period although later dynasties, especially the Toungoo Dynasty, did introduce standardisation and other modifications.The early Pagan army consisted mainly of conscripts raised just prior to or during the times of war.