WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The new rulers were previously the big landlords or warriors working under the existing kings as subordinates or samantas. They gradually gained power and wealth and thereafter declared themselves to be maha-Samanta, maha-mandleshwar (the great lord of the circle or region). They were now independent lords.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: To gain acceptance, the new dynasties took on new titles, performed religious rituals which would make them part of the kshatriyas and engaged in warfare to assert their power and carve kingdoms for themselves.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Peasants are as important today as they were during the Mughal Empire. They cultivate land and grow crops without which we cannot survive. They pay land revenue to the government which is used in various development work. We cannot think of a sound economy without them.

Detailed explanation-4: -Samanta was a title and position used in the history of the Indian subcontinent between 4th and 12th century to denote a vassal or tributary chief. The term roughly translates to neighbor. The institution is considered to be closely associated with the origin and growth of feudalism in India and Medieval India.