Sociology, asked by Sammmmmyyy8451, 1 year ago

Did the zamindars own all the lands of the villages in the Mughal times

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Answered by UsmanSant
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● During Mughals zamindars belong to ruling class and they retained their ancestral land which were known as Jagir.

● These zamindars are known as in the time of Mughals who collected taxes from the peasants and other small-scale farmers of a particular area and transfer them to the Mughal emperor.

● But later on due to over exploitation there started a rebellion among the the zamindars.

Answered by lovingheart
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No  zamindars did not own all the lands of the villages in the Mughal times

Explanation:

  • The zamindars were not the owner of all the lands during the Mughal rule. The peasants owned the land and they paid taxes to the Mughal rulers.
  • During the period of the Mughal ruler Akbar he introduced the ranking system called the mansabs.
  • Taxes were reduced during his period and the peasants can pay their taxes according to the yield of the land.
  • Also the zamindars cannot own the land completely they just collected the revenue and they paid them to the kings.

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