Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Peasants, Zamindars and the State

Question:

Raiyat, muzarian, or asami; the terms used in Indo-Persian sources of the Mughal period, refers to which community?

Options:

Merchants

Peasants

Weavers

Moneylenders

Correct Answer:

Peasants

Explanation:

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.