how did land grants improve agriculture in the early mediaeval period
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Explanation:
The early medieval period of Indian history may be seen as a
transitional period wherein changes in almost all institutions and spheres of
society viz. political, social, cultural as well as economy took place.
In political sphere, due to the continuation as well as acceleration of
land grants, the emergence of petty landed estates, the fragmentation or
decentralization of political authority and the growth of lord-vassal
relationship may be noticed as emerging new trends.
In economic sphere, the decline of trade and commerce, decay of
urban centres, paucity and irregular slow circulation of metallic money, the
growing agrarian character of society and emergence of self-sufficient
economy were the salient features of economy.
In social sphere, the modification of varṇ a system, proliferation of
castes into hundreds of number and their rigidity were the most striking
developments of this period. And if someone looks in terms of class context,
the formation of two major classes, those of the landed aristocracy and a
large body of subjected peasants may be noticed. In this phenomenon, the
declining status of former Vaiśyas and the rise of Śūdras was a further
development in early medieval India. In it the most striking development
was the transformation of the servile Śūdras into peasantry who thus got
transferred into producers on massive scale.
Among other developments, the growing regional identities in art,
script, language and in religious sphere the construction of temples, the
theory of incarnation, visit to holy places, concepts of pūjā, bhaktī and
tantrā, etc. were significant developments