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Peasants, Zamindars and the State: Agrarian Society and the Mughal Empire

Meghalaya Board · Class 12 · History

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Sources and Documentation

  • Primary source: Ain-i Akbari by Abu'l Fazl (completed 1598) - court historian's perspective
  • Revenue records from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan (17th-18th centuries)
  • East India Company records for eastern India
2

Peasant Society and Agriculture

  • Terms for peasants: raiyat/riaya (most common), muzarian, kisan, asami
  • Two types: khud-kashta (resident cultivators), pahi-kashta (non-resident cultivators on contract)
  • Individual land ownership - lands could be bought, sold, inherited
3

Crops and Agricultural Production

  • Basic staples: rice (40+ inches rainfall), wheat, millets
  • Commercial crops (jins-i kamil): cotton, sugarcane, oilseeds, lentils
  • Regional specialization: Central India/Deccan (cotton), Bengal (sugar, 50+ rice varieties)
4

Village Organization and Social Structure

  • Three constituents: cultivators, panchayat, village headman (muqaddam/mandal)
  • Deep caste inequities - agricultural laborers (majur) at bottom
  • Menial castes: halalkhor (Muslim scavengers), mallahzadas (boatmen's sons) - lived outside village

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The basic unit was the villageVillages had three main constituentsZamindars were landed proprietors who heldThe state classified lands (polajAgriculture used technologies like wooden ploughs

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