Theme-8 PEASANTS ZAMINDARS AND THE STATE

Prepared by P.Satheesan,HSST,GHSS Irikkur

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1 Sources Chronicles,revenue records,documents of East india
Company
2 Ain – i-Akbari Chronicle
3 Ain – i-Akbari Abul Fazal Allami
4 Akbar Nama Contains 3 parts
5 Ain – i-Akbari 3rd part of Akbar Nama
6 1st part Political history of the Mughals up to Akbar
7 2nd part Akbar's rule up to 1602
rd
8 3 part (Ain – i-Akbari) Royal orders,land descriptions,army,income,provinces
9 Ain – i-Akbari A view from the top
10 Ain – i-Akbari 5 parts (Dafthars)
11 Manzil -abadi (1st part) Royal courts and its maintenance
12 Sipah -abadi (2nd part) Civil and military administration
13 Mulk-abadi (3rd part) Financial matters of the empire
14 4th and 5th part Religious and cultural life of the peaople
15 Jama Land tax
16 Subah Province
17 Qila Fort
18 Zamin-I-paimuda Measured lands
19 Nakdi Tax to be paid in cash
20 Sayurgal Revenue for charity
21 Transalation of Ain-I-Akbari Henry Blochman, H.S.Jarret
22 Raiyat,Musarian,Kisan,Asami Peasants
23 Khud-Kashta Landed peasants
24 Pahi-Kashta Landless peasants
25 Asami Wealthy peasants
26 Nahar,Nala Canals
27 Shanahar Canal Punjab
28 Drill Sowing tool
29 Jins -i-Kamil (perfect crops) Cash crops
30 Babur Nama Babur
31 The Mughal king who Prohibitted Jahangir
the use of tobacco
32 Village headmen Muqaddam/Mandal
33 Majur Agricultural labourers
34 Halalkhoran Muslims who did the menial works (Scavengers)
35 Mallhzadas Boatmen (fishermen)
36 Gauravars Peasants lived around Vrindavan in UP
37 Patwari Accountant in the Panchayath
38 Caste Panchayath To solve problems of castes
39 Begar Wageless labour
40 Miras/Watan The land or share of crops given to handicraftsmen by
peasants (Maharashtra)
41 Jajanami System DA and food allowance
42 Jean Baptist Tevernier French traveller of 17th century
43 Jangal Forest
44 Kharbandi Bushes
45 Jangli Forest dwellers
46 Bhills Tribals of UP
47 Lohans Tribals of Punjab
48 Pirs Sufi saints
49 Peshkash Tax collected from janglis
50 Paikes Those who did military service for getting land
51 Ahomes Tribals of Assam
52 Khidmat Services of zamindars for the state
53 Milkiyath Private land of zamindars
54 Mughal social structure Zamindars-Brahmins-middle class-peasants
55 Sanad Royal permission
56 Sadagops Peasants of central Bengal
57 Hoots Markets
58 Daftar Revenue department
59 Diwan Head of the revenue department
60 Amil Guzar Revenue collector
61 Jama Land tax (tax assessed)
62 Hasil Tax collected
63 Jarib Instrument to measure land
64 Akbar Division of agricultural land into 4
65 Polaj Land cultivated every year
66 Parauti Land left barren for 1 or 2 years
67 Chachar Land left barren for 3 or 4 years
68 Banjar Land left barren for 5 or more years
69 Mansabdari system Akbar
70 Mansab Rank
71 A civil – military based system Mansabdari system
72 Zat,Savar ranks Mansabdari system
73 Naadi Salary of mansabdars paid in cash
74 Jagir Salary of mansabdars paid in land
75 Safavid Rulers of iran
76 Ottomans Rulers of Turky
77 Ming Rulers of China
78 New world America
79 Flow of silver to India 16,17 centuries
80 Giovanni Careri Italian Traveller (1690)
81 Subahs Provinces (states)
82 Sarkars Districts
83 Parganas Villages
84 12 Subahs of akbar Agra, Ajmir, Awadh, Ahmedabad, Bihar, Bengal
Delhi,Kabul, Gujarath,Lahore, Malwa, Multan
85 Transalations of Ain-i-akbari Henry Blochman,H.S Jarret
86 Babur,Humayun,Akbar,Jahangir, Great Mughal kings
Shahjahan and Aurangazeb