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…
Category: Sources of Income of People in Ancient India
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.…