Industry: The officials were paid according to their responsibilities, as shown by the aforementioned account. As a result, the lord of 20 villages received five times as much as the…
Month: March 2021
Sources of Income of People in Ancient India (Part-3)
Revenue: The ancient Indian land revenue system was similar to the ryotwari system that is now common. Peasants cultivated their land independently under this scheme, making use of the village’s…
Sources of Income of People in Ancient India (Part-2)
Ownership of Land: Scholars have come to opposing conclusions about the ownership of the land-based on ancient literature and epigraphic documents. The king, according to one of the verses in…
Sources of Income of People in Ancient India (Part-1)
Agriculture He “let the Indus and Jhelum rivers flood according to his will, like a snake charmer his snakes,” In ancient India, agriculture was the people’s primary source of income.…
Nature of Sources and Historical Constructions of Ancient India (Part-5)
Constructing History: Numerous prehistoric, protohistoric, and historical sites have been excavated and investigated, but the finds are not consistent with ancient Indian culture. The phases of India’s social development cannot…
Nature of Sources and Historical Constructions of Ancient India (Part-4)
Foreign Accounts: Indigenous literature can be supplemented by international accounts. Greek, Roman, and Chinese travellers came to India, either as tourists or religious converts, and they left behind accounts of…
Nature of Sources and Historical Constructions of Ancient India (Part-3)
Literary Sources: Although the ancient Indians learned how to write as early as 2500 BC, our earliest writings date from the fourth century AD and are situated in Central Asia.…