History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET June 2020 History
Passage
The Timariots, governors and revenue contractors on their part reason in this manner. Why should the neglected state of this land create uneasiness in our minds? And why should we expend our money and time to render it fruitful? We may be deprived of it in a single moment, and our exertions would benefit neither ourselves nor our children. Let us draw from the soil all the money we can, though the peasant should starve or abscond, and we should leave it, when commanded to quit, a dreary wilderness.
Which of the following chronicles of Shah Jahan's reign mentions that the practice of ijara became very common during Shah Jahan's reign and that it was one of the causes of the ruin of the peasantry?
AAbdul Hamid Lahori
BMuhammad Salih Kambo
CMuhammad Waris
DMuhammad Sadiq Khan ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Muhammad Sadiq Khan — Muhammad Sadiq Khan mentions this, so the answer is Muhammad Sadiq Khan.
Explanation
★Muhammad Sadiq Khan mentions this, so the answer is Muhammad Sadiq Khan.
★Muhammad Sadiq Khan was a chronicler of Shah Jahan's reign.
★He mentions that the practice of ijara became very common during Shah Jahan's reign.
★He records that it was one of the causes of the ruin of the peasantry.
★The ijara system meant giving land or services on rent or contract for a wage.
★So the chronicler who mentions this was Muhammad Sadiq Khan.
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