GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In medieval India, the designations ‘Mahattara’ and ‘Pattakila’ were used for
A
village headmen
B
military officers
C
chiefs of craft guilds
D
specialists in Vedic rituals
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is village headmen. In medieval India, the designations ‘Mahattara’ and ‘Pattakila’ were used for village headmen. Village headmen is the leader of the community in that village, who owned most of the lands.

Detailed explanation-2: -The village headman is also known as the Patla. This individual is usually from a family that has played an important role in the formation of the village. Q. The village headman under the Marathas was known as .

Detailed explanation-3: -Pattakola was the village Tax Collector.

Detailed explanation-4: -And pattakila means village headman.

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