Peasants, Zamindars and the State
NCERT Themes in Indian History for Class 12, Part II, Theme 8 studies agrarian society under the Mughals in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It describes peasant cultivation, monsoon dependence, village panchayats and caste roles. It explains zabt assessment, mansabdari claims and the flow of revenue to the imperial court. It uses the Ain-i-Akbari, chronicles and paintings to trace zamindar power and peasant resistance. It shows how control over land and labour sustained empire and sparked revolt.
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