4.5 - The Zamindars
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What is a zamindar?
💡 Hint: Think about their role in agriculture.
What does milkiyat refer to?
💡 Hint: It relates to their land ownership.
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What is a zamindar?
💡 Hint: This person held title to land.
True or False: Zamindars only exploited peasants without providing any support.
💡 Hint: Think about the nature of their relationships.
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Critically evaluate how the zamindari system impacted agricultural production and social structure in Mughal India. Provide specific examples.
💡 Hint: Consider how economic stability can coexist with social inequality.
Assess the role of zamindars in light of their relationships with the state and the socioeconomic conditions of peasants.
💡 Hint: Reflect on historical tensions between local power dynamics and central authority.
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