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- Title
AGRARIAN QUESTION IN THE 18<sup>TH</sup> CENTURY CENTRAL ASIAN PEASANT REVOLTS.
- Authors
Shah, Imtiyaz
- Abstract
The peasant revolts, described as "the weapons of the weak," were multicausal phenomenon. Some factors sowed their seeds, some nurtured them while some helped in their outburst. The paper is an endeavour to analyze the agrarian factors behind the peasant revolts. Retrieving the data from the historical and revenue records, the paper reveals that the major factor that triggered the revolts, was the exploitative character of the agrarian system. The peasants, as the main source of the income for the state, were subjected to number of unethical and illegal exactions which ultimately brought about economic insecurity to them and, consequently, triggered the revolts. Since the revolts led to loss of income to the state and landlords which forced the rulers to initiate several relief measures. This later proved rhetoric and sounded more to the benefit of state and landlords than the peasants who continued to suffer.
- Subjects
CENTRAL Asia; PEASANTS; AGRICULTURE; IMPACT fees; LANDLORDS; EMIRS
- Publication
Journal of Central Asian Studies, 2014, Vol 21, Issue 1, p129
- ISSN
0975-086X
- Publication type
Article