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If I was a farmer in the medieval age and I owned a piece of Mughal land, what would I be called?

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Pahi-Kashta

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Zamindar

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Khud-Kashta

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Deshmukh

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Solution

The correct option is C Khud-Kashta
Farmers with their own land in the Mughal Empire were referred to as Khud-Kashta. Pahi-Kashta were the peasants who cultivated the farmlands owned by others. Zamindars collected taxes from peasants on behalf of the king.

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