Mughal Agrarian System

NCERT Solutions of class 12th chapter – 8, Peasants, Zamidars and The State: Agrarian Society And The Mughal Empire (c.Sixteenth – Seventeenth Centuries)

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Question 8. Examine the role played by zamindars in Mughal India. The zamindars played a pivotal role in the socio-economic and administrative framework of Mughal India. As intermediaries between the state and the rural populace, they were instrumental in revenue collection, maintaining law and order, and acting as local leaders in their respective areas. Their … Read more

NCERT Solutions of class 12th chapter – 8, Peasants, Zamidars and The State: Agrarian Society And The Mughal Empire (c.Sixteenth – Seventeenth Centuries)

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Question 7. How were the lives of forest dwellers transformed in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? The lives of forest dwellers in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were profoundly transformed due to the expanding agrarian economy, increasing state intervention, and growing connections with markets and settled agricultural societies. The Mughal Empire, in particular, sought to … Read more