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Important terms - Medieval India| History (Important for Prelims)

Just like another thread dealing with the terms of Ancient India,
we can start discuss about the terms from Medieval India|History (old NCERT) chapter wise.

Chapter:4 Economic & Social life, Education, & religious beliefs [800 to 1200 AD]

Shreni: Professional guild
Samants: Rajput [son of Ruler]
Bhaga: temporary revenue assignments to officials by the ruler.
Vishti: Forced labour
Mleccha: Uncouth, unpleasant foreigners. usually refereed to barbarians by Al-biruni
Advaitavada: Non-dualism by Shankaracharya

Comments

  • Jain basadis- Temples
    Mahastambahas- pillars
  • @guys and senior players please pout in your knowledge bhai 2-3 sitter question aate hain
    who wants to miss them :(
  • do all agricultural system like zabti,batai,kankut,
    etc.Then administration titles like diwan i ariz,risalat,insha,etc do ashtapradhans of the great ShivaJi and levels of territories like Iqta/suba-sarkar/shiq-pargana-mahal same fr ancient but i guess cost benefit is low better skip or just skim thru these pts right now culture is the hot topic for ancient plus medieval :-D
  • Under the Mughals


    1. ZIMMI (dhimmi) - A non-Muslim living in a Muslim state
    2. AMALGUZAR - A revenue collector, usually the head of a district or pargana
    3. AMIL - Under the Mughals, a revenue collector, but the term had more general application during the sultanate.
    4. AMIN - A revenue assessor
    5. AMIR. During the sultanate, a designation for officers of the third rank
    6. AMIR-I-DAD. The law officer
    7. AMIR-I-HAJIB. An official of great prestige who superintended all court ceremonie
    8. BAKHSHI. Under the Mughals, the official who kept the army records and paid the troops.
    9. DIWAN-I-KHALSA (khalisa). The office in charge of the lands reserved as sources of revenue for the state
    10. IQTA. A form of grant made by the sultants. The grantee had rights of revenue collection but not property rights, which were retained by the state. This tenure corresponded to the jagir
    11. JIZYA- Tax paid by zimmis ( non-muslims) in a Muslim society.
    12. MLECCHA- Sanskrit term for a non-Indian, meaning "barbarian"; often used for the Muslim invaders.

  • Just like another thread dealing with the terms of Ancient India,
    we can start discuss about the terms from Medieval India|History (old NCERT) chapter wise.

    Chapter:4 Economic & Social life, Education, & religious beliefs [800 to 1200 AD]

    Shreni: Professional guild
    Samants: Rajput [son of Ruler]
    Bhaga: temporary revenue assignments to officials by the ruler.
    Vishti: Forced labour
    Mleccha: Uncouth, unpleasant foreigners. usually refereed to barbarians by Al-biruni
    Advaitavada: Non-dualism by Shankaracharya
    Thanks
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