Question

Who were the Sardars?

• A. The Sardars were awarded lands.
• B. The Sardars took part in several campaigns as their motive was to be independent of the Delhi government.
• C. The Sardars collected land revenue.
• D. Sardars belonged to the middle class section of the society.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C)

The Sardars collected land revenue.

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The Sardars belonged to the high class and had good jobs with high ranks. The Sardars were awarded lands and they collected land revenue. This acted as their income. They also took part in several campaigns as their motive was to be independent of the Delhi government. Thus, they were mostly fighting and played no role in the local administration. Most of them lived in huge havelis and practiced polygamy. These havelis also had men and women servants who were called slaves. The Sardars were rich, pleasure loving, and corrupt.