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ASaranjamis a grant of land (initially non-hereditary, sometimes hereditary) for maintenance of troops or for military service found among theMaratha,Brahmins,Rajput,Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu,Pathare Prabhu,andKunbicommunities inMaharashtraand the former Maratha administered regions of India, including territories in present-dayKarnatakaandMadhya Pradesh.The grant was bestowed by a king or regional ruler[1]of aprincely state.
The Saranjam system may be a form of to theJagir(feudatory estate) system. The land was mostly in the form of a rural Watan (rights given in reward for previous service or merit) or Jagir, its owner being entitled to extract revenue from the villages included in the territory.
Saranjamdarwas the title given to the landlord or holder of a Saranjam. It was usually bestowed on that person for heroic deeds in the military field, thus most Saranjamdars were former military officers.[2]He may be ajagirdar,always ranking as a vassal.[citation needed]
Political Saranjam
[edit]Rajaram Bhonsle(1670 – 1700) adopted the Saranjam system as a political measure to ensure the loyalty of key persons to the side of theMaratha Empire.Later under thePeshwathe system would become hereditary, being liable to be partitioned as well.[3]
InBritish Indiathere were also certainestateswhich were rendered as Political Saranjams, having equal status with theprincely states.[4]
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[edit]- ^V.K. Agnihotri ed.,Indian History: Objective Questions and Historical Maps,Allied Publishers. pg. 330
- ^Stewart Gordon,The Marathas 1600-1818,Volume 2, pg. 111
- ^Jaswant Lal Mehta,Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813,pg. 43
- ^Govindlal Dalsukhbhai Patel (1957).The land problem of reorganized Bombay state.N. M. Tripathi.Retrieved9 June2012.