History · Mughal Agrarian System
What was the fundamental implication of the term 'zamindar' regarding land rights in the agrarian structure of the Mughal Empire?
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- 1An autonomous territorial command where the imperial administration exercised no control and exacted only a fixed tribute
- 2A temporary revenue assignment granted in lieu of cash salary without any hereditary claims on the soil
- 3An absolute proprietary ownership of village land with free alienation rights and total exemption from imperial assessment
- 4A hereditary claim on the produce of the soil that co-existed in a subordinate capacity with the state's land revenue demand, rather than absolute proprietary ownership✓
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A hereditary claim on the produce of the soil that co-existed in a subordinate capacity with the state's land revenue demand, rather than absolute proprietary ownership
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