Chapter 7 Independence Movement and Rajasthan — OUR RAJASTHAN STD 7 — Question

In medieval period, relations between the Jagirdar (feudal lords) and farmers were good in Rajasthan. The jagirdar used to encourage the farmers to settle in their jagir (estate). But after the Subsidiary Alliance between the British and the kings the British started collecting taxes from the kings in cash. The kings collected this amount from the Jagirdar and in turn the Jagirdar collected it from the farmers. Along with the British, the king and the Jagirdars also fell into a life of luxury and put this burden on the farmers. To protest, distressed farmers started several movements.