Question

With which of the following methods, Zamindari consolidation was done in the Mughal period?

Options

• Colonisation of new lands

• By transfer of rights

• With the order of the State

• All of these

Answer 1

All of these

Explanation:

Mughal monarchs appointed Zamindars, who were powerful local chieftains. They wielded a huge deal of power and influence. They collected farmer taxes and handed them up to the Mughal emperor. In their rebellion against the Mughal rule, they received support from the peasantry.