During the nineteenth century, who acted as both a 'moneylender' and a 'trader'?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Sahukar
A sahukar was someone who acted as both a moneylender and a trader; in the Deccan revolt of 1875 the ryots attacked the sahukars and burnt their account books and debt bonds.
NCERT (2026-27): “3.1 Account books are burnt … The movement began at Supa, a large village in Poona (present-day Pune) district. It was a market centre where many shopkeepers and moneylenders lived. On 12 May1875, ryots from surrounding rural areas gathered and attacked the shopkeepers, demanding their bahi khatas (account books) and debt bonds. They burnt the khatas, looted grain shops, and in some cases set fire to the houses of sahukars. From Poona the revolt spread to Ahmednagar. Then over the next two months it spread even further, over an area of 6,500 square km. More than thirty villages were affected. Everywhere the pattern was the same: sahukars were attacked, account books burnt and debt bonds destroyed.… …A sahukar was someone who acted as both a moneylender and a trader.” |