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Agrarian societyकृषि प्रधान समाजकिसान और कृषि उत्पादनPeasants and agricultural productionPeasant categoriesकृषक वर्गकृषक गतिशीलताPeasant mobility
Card 1Agrarian society

Why was agrarian society the economic base of the Mughal Empire?

Answer

Agriculture was the main source of income for the Mughal state. Most people lived in villages and produced the crops from which revenue was collected. The state depended on agricultural production, so…

Card 2कृषि प्रधान समाज

कृषि प्रधान समाज मुगल साम्राज्य का आर्थिक आधार क्यों था?

Answer

कृषि मुगल राज्य के लिए आय का मुख्य स्रोत था। अधिकांश लोग गाँवों में रहते थे और उन फसलों का उत्पादन करते थे जिनसे राजस्व एकत्र किया जाता था। राज्य कृषि उत्पादन पर निर्भर था, इसलिए किसानों, भूमि और करों…

Card 3किसान और कृषि उत्पादन

मुगल काल के स्रोतों में रैयत शब्द का क्या अर्थ है?

Answer

रायत मुगल काल के स्रोतों में किसान के लिए इस्तेमाल किया जाने वाला एक सामान्य शब्द था। यह उस कृषक को संदर्भित करता था जो भूमि पर काम करता था और ग्रामीण उत्पादन की मूल इकाई का निर्माण करता था।…

Card 4Peasants and agricultural production

What does the term raiyat mean in Mughal-period sources?

Answer

Raiyat was a common term used for a peasant in Mughal-period sources. It referred to the cultivator who worked the land and formed the basic unit of rural production.

Card 5Peasant categories

What is the difference between khud-kashta and pahi-kashta?

Answer

Khud-kashta were resident cultivators who lived in the village where they held land. Pahi-kashta were non-resident cultivators who came from another village and cultivated land elsewhere on a contract…

Card 6कृषक वर्ग

खुद-कश्ता और पाही-कश्ता में क्या अंतर है?

Answer

खुद-कश्त निवासी कृषक थे जो उस गाँव में रहते थे जहाँ उनकी जमीन थी। पाही-कश्त गैर-निवासी कृषक थे जो किसी दूसरे गाँव से आकर कहीं और जमीन पर अनुबंध के आधार पर खेती करते थे। अंतर निवास का है, धन का नहीं।…

Card 7कृषक गतिशीलता

कुछ किसान पाही-कश्ता क्यों हो गए?

Answer

कुछ किसान अपनी पसंद से पाही-काश्त बन गए जब दूसरे गाँव में राजस्व की शर्तें अधिक अनुकूल थीं। अन्य लोग मजबूरी में पाही-काश्त बन गए, विशेष रूप से जब अकाल या आर्थिक संकट ने उन्हें स्थानांतरित होने के लिए …

Card 8Peasant mobility

Why did some peasants become pahi-kashta?

Answer

Some peasants became pahi-kashta by choice when revenue terms in another village were more favourable. Others became pahi-kashta because of compulsion, especially when famine or economic distress forc…

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