Notes For Class 12 History Ch.8 Peasants, Zamindars and the State Agrarian Society

During 16th and 17th centuries, nearly 85% of Indian population lived in villages. Agriculture was the main occupation of the people. Peasants and landlords were engaged in agricultural production. Agriculture, the common occupation of peasants and landlords created a relationship of co-operation, competition and conflict among them. Agriculture was the main source of the revenue of the Mughal Empire. That was why revenue accessor, collectors and record-keepers always tried to control the rural society. The basic unit of agricultural society was the village. It was inhabitated mostly by the peasants. Peasants were engaged in the agricultural activities through the years. Our major sources of the agricultural history of the 16th and 17th centuries were the chronicles and documents written by the scholars under the supervision of the Mughal court. Ain-i Akbari, written by Abu’l-Fazl has records of arrangements made by the state for ensuring cultivation, collection of taxes by the state to regulate the relationship between state and rural zamindar. Sources of 17th centuries depict that there were two kinds of peasants. These were the Khud Kashta and Pahi Kashta. History class 12th: /playlist/PLFvo5xROJdM9c82eKcyLC_geRRs_CwjA2 #history12thnotes #ch8historynotes

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