Question

What was the condition of an average peasant of North India during the seventeenth century?

Answer 1

The condition of an average peasant of North India during the seventeenth century was as under:

1. An average peasant of northern India had not more than a pair of oxen and two ploughs. Most of the peasants were possessing less than that.
2. In Gujarat, peasants were considered to be rich if they were possessing six acres of land.
3. In Bengal, 5 acres was the upper limit of land of an average peasant.
4. 10 acres of land owned by a peasant was considered rich asami.
5. Agriculture was based on the concept of individual ownership.