HISTORY
MEDIAVAL INDIA
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Question
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The Jagirdars during the Muhgal period were
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Mansabdars
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Zamindars
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All assignees of Jagirs
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All the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Option C: All assignees of Jagirs were known as jagirdars. Anyone in the Mughal period who were assigned the duty of land revenue were known as jagirdars. Therefore this is the correct answer.
Detailed explanation-2: -jāgīrdār system The term was derived by combining two Persian words: jāgīr (“holding land”) and dār (“official”).
Detailed explanation-3: -These people were known as the zamindars (intermediaries) and they collected revenue primarily from the Ryots (peasants) The zamindari system was more prevalent in the north of India because Mughal influence in the south was less apparent.
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