History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET July 2018 History
Name the historians who have directly questioned the centralised character of the medieval Indian state. Select the correct answer from the code given below.
- 1. Burton Stein
- 2. Douglas Streusand
- 3. J.F. Richards
- 4. Frank Perlin
A1 and 2
B2 and 3
C1 and 3
D1 and 4 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 1 and 4 — Burton Stein and Frank Perlin questioned this, so the answer is 1 and 4.
Explanation
★Burton Stein and Frank Perlin questioned this, so the answer is 1 and 4.
★Burton Stein put forward the idea of the segmentary state for medieval south India.
★He held that the central authority was more ritual than real over much of the realm.
★Frank Perlin also questioned the centralised character of the medieval Indian state.
★He stressed the local and intermediary powers within it.
★So the historians who directly questioned this were Burton Stein and Frank Perlin.
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