Village records in Maharashtra show artisans could be as high as what share of households?
A50 per cent
B85 per cent
C25 per cent
D5 per cent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. 25 per cent
1. Artisans and peasants often overlapped.
2. Up to 25 per cent of households were artisans.
3. They were paid in harvest shares or land.
_Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part II, Theme 8, Peasants, Zamindars and the State: Agrarian Society and the Mughal Empire._
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