HistoryMedieval India: Peasants, Zamindars and the State

To which period does the painting depicting a meeting of village elde…

To which period does the painting depicting a meeting of village elders and tax collectors belong?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → The early nineteenth century

The painting of a meeting of village elders and tax collectors is an <strong>early nineteenth-century</strong> painting.

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Fig. 8.4 An early nineteenth-century painting depicting a meeting of village elders and tax collectors”