Description
The book Revenue Free Land Grants in Mughal India by Jigar Mohammed details the administrative mechanism of madad-i-maash charitable land grants in the Awadh region between 1658 and 1765. These grants exempted holders from land revenue and served as a tool for state legitimacy, eventually evolving into hereditary properties that created a loyal rural elite class. You can find further information and availability through Manohar Books.
