IGNOU HISTORY NOTES : India History From 8th to Mid 15th Century - Land Revenue System: Marathas,Deccan and South India

IGNOU HISTORY Study Notes for IAS, UPSC Exams

History India From 8th to Mid 15th Century

Land Revenue System: Marathas,Deccan and South India

Structure

18.0 Objectives
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Revenue System : Marathas and the ~eican States
18.2.1 Mode of Assessment
18.2.2 lncide~~ce of Revenue Demand
18.2.3 Revenu,-Collection
18.2.4 Revenue Farming
18.2.5 Tributary Chiefs
18.2.6 State and the Peasant
18.3 Taxes Other Than Land Revenue
18.4 Land Revenue System: South India
18.4.1 Nayak Kingdoms
18.4.2 Malabar States
18.4.3 Taxes Other Than Land Revenuc
18.5 Let Us Sum Up
18.6 Key Words
18.7 Answeres to Check Your Progress Exercises

18.0 OBJECTIVES

After reading this Unit, you will learn about:

the systein of revenue assessment of the Deccan and South India;
the state's share in the surpllls and how it was extracted;
the role of revenue farmers in the collection process;
the relationship of tributary chieftains with the king;
the revenue resources of the Deccan and South Indian States other than land tax, and
the nature of land revenue and relationship of the state with the peasants.

18.1 INTRODUCTION

You have read in Units 3,9 and 12 of thia oourw about the political formations of
the Deccan and the South Indian states. The ri# of the Murthas and their relations
with the Mughals has been discussed in Unit 10. &fom prod8 to the actual
working of the land revenue system of the Deccan and the South Indian states, let UJ
acquaint you with the land structure and the administrative divisions of the Deccan
and the South Indian states. (A detailed survey of agrarian relations will be dealt
with in Unit 19 of this Block). The entire land was divided into three parts (i) state
land known as khalisa, bhandaravada or muamak, (ii) land granted to the militarl,
commanders for the maintenance of troops (amam, moqasas) while the land agotted
to the officials in lieu of their salaries was known as jaglrs and sorajams; and(iii)
revende-free land grants (manya, inam). Peasant holdings were known as miras and
peasant righb as mirasi rights. Land under direct management of the state was
placed in the charge of moqasadars who could be transferred at king's will, but
generaiiy held the post for long and even, at times, were succeeded by their sons.