western europe model of feudalism is applicable to india
2007-11-03 17:37:52 · 7 answers · asked by gaurav s 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
EARLIER THE MONEY WAS NOT PREVALENTLY USED &AT THAT TIME THE KING WAS THE SUPREME .THE PEOPLE WHO USED TO ASSIST THE KING WERE HIS MINISTERS .THE KING USED TO REWARD THESE MINISTERS IN THE FORM OF LAND . AT THAT TIME THE PERSON HAVING LAND WAS CONSIDERED RICH . THESE MINISTERS STARTED RULING THE LAND WHICH WAS GIVEN TO THEM &ULTIMATELY EVEN STARTED EXPLOITING THE INHABITANTS THERE. THESE MINISTERS WERE CALLED FUDAL LORDS THESE PEOPLE WERE GIVEN MORE IMPORTENCE THAN THE KING &THEIR RULING WAS CALLED FEUDALISM&THIS WAS ALL BECAUSE OFMY MOMS HELP SHE IS A HIST.TEACHER
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2007-11-03 18:27:22 · answer #1 · answered by DIVYA K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Under the feudal system, every man had his master.
The peasant farmer held his land from and owed allegiance and labor to the knight or squire in the manor house.
The squire, or knight owed allegiance and military service to his baron, from whom he held his lands.
The Baron owed allegiance and military service to a nobleman above him, or directly to the crown.
Society was highly stratified, with very little possibility of climbing from the lower classes to an upper class. There were a very few instances where a peasant man at arms won his knighly spurs and even a rank of nobility, but those occurances were very few and very far between. In general, a man born into a peasant family died a peasant. A member of the gentry rarely advanced to aristocracy or nobility. And even the most impoverished nobleman was ranked above the richest members of the gentry or peasantry.
I suppose that you could say that feudalism imposed a caste system not totally unlike the caste system as practiced in India in ancient times. However, the castes were not religiously ordained in Western Europe.
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2007-11-03 21:21:44 · answer #2 · answered by Doc Hudson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word feudalism originate from the word 'fief ' meaning a piece of land. The land lord used to collect rent on land cultivated by peasants. In India it is called as Zamindari system, Riotwari System, Mahalwari system and many other local names
2007-11-04 03:02:50 · answer #3 · answered by bhagath 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put simply, feudalism is when the king is owed from his barons certain obligations, which include service and provision in time of war. If they were to pursue matters privately, the king did not interfere, as long as it did not get in the way of their obligations to him. The model in India is, or was, much the same.
2007-11-03 17:48:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
feudalism is more or less like the caste system which prevailed in India before Independence..with Kings and barons at the top and peasants at the bottom
2007-11-03 19:04:47 · answer #5 · answered by warlock 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A political and economic system of Europe from the 9th to about the 15th century, based on the holding of all land in fief or fee and the resulting relation of lord to vassal and characterized by homage, legal and military service of tenants, and forfeiture. May not be applicable.
2016-04-02 03:40:18 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't.
2007-11-03 17:40:40 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋