Question

Fill in the blanks-

a. The revenue farmers of medieval period were called ________.

b. _________ and________
were the Rajput kings who enjoyed their positions as
Watan Jagirs in 18th century.

c. 'Rakhi' was a ___________
imposed by Sikh leaders for the protection of the farmers.

d. After Shivaji's death his successors were served
Brahmans.

e. 'Dal Khalsa 'was the comined forces of _________.

f. Guru Govind Singh fought many battles with The Mughals for creating the independent state of ___________.

g. 25 % land revenue claimed Maraths was called _________.

h. In 17th and 18th Centuries the Jat leader Churaman captured the the __________
of Delhi .

i. The Sindhias and Gaekwads were the __________ chiefs .​

Answer 1

Answer: a) Ijaradars

              b) Raja Ajit Singh and Sawai Raja Jai Singh

              c) system

              d) After the death of Shivaji, the power of the Maratha state  

                    practically came into the hands of the Peshwas.

              e) 12 Sikh misls

              f) Punjab

              g) chauth

              h)  west of the city

              i) Maratha

Explanation:

• Revenue farmers were known as ijaradars in eighteenth century India. The old jagirdari system was destroyed and replaced with the ijaradari system in the states of Hyderabad, Awadh, and Bengal. Under the ijaradari system, farmers who produced a profit were the ones who paid taxes.
• Ajit Singh Rathore was the ruler of Marwar region in the present-day Rajasthan and the son ... He formed an alliance with Sawai Raja Jai Singh II of Amer.
• The Sikhs developed the new Rakhi system in the eighteenth century. Under this system, growers were protected from foreign aggression in exchange for paying a 20 percent tax on the produce.
• Following Shivaji's demise, the Peshwas effectively seized control of the Maratha state. A Chitpavan Brahmin family known as the Peshwas served Shivaji's heirs. Under their rule, Poona was made the Maratha kingdom's capital.
• The combined troops of 12 Sikh misls, known as Dal Khalsa, were active in the Punjab region in the 18th century (1735–1780).
• The Sikh Misldars in Punjab effectively filled the political void left by the fall of the Mughals in the 18th century.
• Chauth, or 25%, or one-fourth of the land revenue claimed by zamindars in the Maratha domain.
• They gained control of areas to the west of Delhi under the leadership of Churaman, and by the 1680s they had started to rule the area between the two imperial towns of Delhi and Agra.
• During the reign of Bajirao I, the Maratha power structure was divided into five divisions. The ones mentioned are Baroda-Gaekwad, Nagpur-Bhonsle, Indore-Holkar, Gwalior-Scindia, and Poona-Peshwa.

Hence, for the following reasons the above mentioned answers are correct.

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Answer 2

In this question, we are asked to fill in the blanks.

• The revenue farmers of the medieval period were called Ija radars.
• Raja Ajit Singh and Sawai Raja Jai Singh were the Rajput kings who enjoyed their positions as Watan Jagirs in the 18th century.
• 'Rakhi' was a system imposed by Sikh leaders for the protection of the farmers.
• After the death of Shivaji, the power of the Maratha state practically came into the hands of the Peshwas.
• Dal Khalsa 'was the combined forces of 12 Sikh misls.
• Guru Govind Singh fought many battles with The Mughals for creating the independent state of Punjab.
• 25 % of land revenue claimed by Marathas was called Chauth.
• In the 17th and 18th Centuries the Jat leader Churaman captured the west of the city of Delhi.
• The Sindhias and Gaekwads were the Maratha chiefs.

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