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With reference to the economic history of medieval India, the term “Araghatta” refers to:

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With reference to the economic history of medieval India, the term “Araghatta” refers to:

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0%(a) Bonded labour ( 0 voters )
0%(b) Land Grants made to military officers ( 0 voters )
100%(c) waterwheel used in the irrigation of land ( 2 voters )
0%(d) Wasteland and converted to cultivated land ( 0 voters )
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    Ans (c) waterwheel used in the irrigation of land

    Araghatta is a Persian wheel used in the irrigation of land in medieval India. This Persian wheel is a mechanical water-lifting device usually operated by draught animals like camels, bullocks or buffaloes. It is used to lift water from water sources, typically open wells. In Sanskrit, the word Araghatta has been used in ancient texts to describe the Persian wheel. The ‘Ara-ghatta’ comes from the combination of the words ‘ara’ meaning spoke, and ‘ghatta’ meaning pot/

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