The agrarian system of Moslem India

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Identifikator:: 1804119261

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-188010

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Author:: Moreland, William Harrison http://d-nb.info/gnd/172263670

Title:: The agrarian system of Moslem India

Edition:: 2. ed. Reissue (d. Ausg. Cambridge) 1929; [Reprint]

Place of publication:: Delhi

Publisher:: Oriental Books, Munshiram Manoharlal

Year of publication:: 1968

Scope:: XVII, 296 S.

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter III. The Sayyid and Afghan dynasties

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THE REIGN OF AKBAR (1556-1605) 123 the general attitude of the Administration was hostile, and that Abul Fazl represented it correctly when he wrote in ‘he Akbarnama (ii. 60) that ‘the general custom of Indian .aminddrs is to leave the path of single-mindedness, and to have an eye to every side, and to join anyone who is vic- torious or is making increasing stir”; and we may perhaps assume that in ordinary cases the presumption was against the Chief: but, at the same time, we must recognise that Akbar was not the sort of man to carry a general principle too far in the practical work of administration. The country now known as Oudh is of particular interest in this connection, because local traditions declare that many of the Rajput Chiefs maintained their authority practically intact throughout the Mogul period. Nothing of the kind is suggested in the description of the province contained in the “Account,” while the statistics do not indicate that a single subdivision was in any respect excep- tional; and, taking the official record as it stands, we might infer that the Regulation system was in force throughout every district of the province. It may be conceded that local traditions are likely to exaggerate the authority enjoyed by the Chiefs, but it is not easy to disregard them altogether. I suspect that the truth lies somewhere between the two versions; and that, while the administration functioned effectively on the normal lines, in practice it worked largely through the Chiefs, who were permitted to retain a portion of what their peasants paid; but I have failed to find anything that can be called evidence in support of this view, and the question must remain unanswered until new facts come to light.

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