IGNOU HISTORY NOTES : India History From 8th to 15th Century - State, Administration and Economy in North India

IGNOU HISTORY Study Notes for IAS, UPSC Exams

History India From 8th to 15th Century

State, Administration and Economy in North India

Structure

25.0 Objectives
25.1 Introduction
25.2 Characteristic Features of the Regional States in North In&
25.3 North Indian Kingdoms as Successof States
25.4 Succession Issue
25.5 Legitimization
25.6 Administratiw Structure
25.7 Revenue Administration.
25.8 Nobles and Landed Aristdcracy
25.9 Economy: Gaeral Remarks
25.10 Let Us Sum Up
25.1 1 Key Words
25.12 Answers to Check Your Progress Exercises

25.0 OBJECTIVES

In this Unit, we will discuss the state, administration, and economy in the Northern
States. After reading this Unit, you should be able to learn:
the characteristic features of the regional states,
how the succession issue was decided,
the ways in which the regional kings legitimized their powers,
about the adkinistrative machinery, and
what role did the nobles and landed aristocracy in the regional polity play in the
revenue and economic set-up.

25.1 ' INTRODUCTION

In the present Unit, khe term North India is used to denote the entire region north of
the Vindhyan ranges, i.e. Kashmir in the north; coming down to North-West-the
Rnjputana, Sind, Multan and Gujarat; the aminland-Malwa and Jaunpur; further
in the East-Orissa, Bengal, Kaata and Ahom regions of Assarn. Since our focal
point is to discuss regional powers, Delhi and its environs, which geographically
form very much a part of North India, fall outside the purview, of our discussion. In
this Unit, an attemgt is made to analyse the characteristic features of the regional
kingdoms, their adniinistrative structure and the role of nobility in the regional
politics.