Peasants, Zamindars and the State: Agrarian Society and the Mughal Empire
Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 12 · History
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- About 85% of India's population lived in villages during the 16th and 17th centuries.
- The village was the basic unit of agrarian society.
- Agrarian life included peasants, artisans, zamindars, forest dwellers, and state agents.
- Khud-kashta means resident cultivator.
- Pahi-kashta means non-resident or migrant cultivator.
- Peasant land was individually owned and transferable.
- Areas receiving 40 inches or more rainfall annually were generally rice-producing zones.
- Monsoon rainfall remained the backbone of agriculture.
- Babur described both wheel and bucket irrigation systems.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
All cultivators in Mughal villages were the same kind of peasant.
Village panchayat and jati panchayat were the same institution.
Zamindars were just ordinary peasants with more land.
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Peasants on the move in Hindustan
Resident and non-resident cultivators
Irrigation devices observed by Babur
Babur's observation about forests as refuge
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