How did British rule change Mizo practices such as feuding and headhunting?

Under British rule, the colonial administration effectively suppressed the traditional Mizo practices of feuding and headhunting.1

Prior to this period of pacification, Mizo villages were fortified with stockades to protect against these conflicts. While the British prohibited these practices, they maintained a level of continuity in local governance by administering the region through the existing system of indigenous hereditary chiefs.1