Eighteenth-century bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   Revenue farmer paying a fixed sum.

   Item

   Ijaradar

2. Clue

   Rajput homeland held under the Mughals.

   Item

   Watan jagir

3. Clue

   One faction of later Mughal nobles.

   Item

   Iranis

4. Clue

   Sikh band of the eighteenth century.

   Item

   Misl

5. Clue

   Grand army of the Sikhs.

   Item

   Dal khalsa

6. Clue

   Sikh protection tax of 20 per cent.

   Item

   Rakhi

7. Clue

   Maratha levy of 25 per cent.

   Item

   Chauth

8. Clue

   Extra 9 to 10 per cent to the head collector.

   Item

   Sardeshmukhi

9. Clue

   Maratha principal minister at Poona.

   Item

   Peshwa

Instructions

Read each clue and tap the term it describes.

Explanation