Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Peasants, Zamindars and the State

Question:

Identify the term used to denote 'peasant' in the Indo-Persian sources of the Mughal period:

Options:

Muzarian

Begar

Majur

Muqaddam

Correct Answer:

Muzarian

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → Muzarian

" The term which Indo-Persian sources of the Mughal period most frequently used to denote a peasant was raiyat (plural, riaya) or muzarian. In addition, we also encounter the terms kisan or asami.  "