Paper I · 3 History of India & AP · 3.2.1 Tripartite struggle and the Rajputs

3.2.1.4 Polity and society c. 750-1200: samantas, land grants and caste proliferation

Between about 750 and 1200, kings shared power with samantas (local lords) who held land grants, the economy became more rural, and caste splintered into many jatis.

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Key terms

  • samanta
  • feudalism
  • land grants
  • agrahara
  • brahmadeya
  • jati
  • Kayastha
  • Kulinism
  • Alberuni
  • integrative polity
  • Mitakshara

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