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Which term did Indo-Persian sources of the Mughal period most often use for a peasant?
AAmil
BJagirdar
CMansabdar
DRaiyat
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Raiyat
Mughal-era Persian records mostly called a cultivator a raiyat (plural riaya) or muzarian.
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