Describe slavery as practised during the epic period.

1.	Describe slavery as practised during the epic period.
Answer» 1. A striking social development of the Maurya’s rule was the employment of slaves in agricultural works. 2. Megasthenes mentions that he did not observe any slave in India. Domestic slaves were found from the vedic times onwards. It seems that in the Mauryan period slaves were for agricultural work. 3. State maintained the farms where numerous slaves and hived labourers were employed whether ancient Indian society was not a slave society. 4. Slaves were not employed in production on any scale by contemporary Indian society. 5. The Shudras were considered as common property of the three vamas. 6. The Shudras were compelled to serve them as slaves, artisans, agricultural labours and domestic servants. 7. By and large slaves were for domestic work. There were more references to female dasis (female slaves) than male slaves. 8. To keep Das and Dasis was considered symbol of higher social, economic and political status.

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1. A striking social development of the Maurya’s rule was the employment of slaves in agricultural works.

2. Megasthenes mentions that he did not observe any slave in India. Domestic slaves were found from the vedic times onwards. It seems that in the Mauryan period slaves were for agricultural work.

3. State maintained the farms where numerous slaves and hived labourers were employed whether ancient Indian society was not a slave society.

4. Slaves were not employed in production on any scale by contemporary Indian society.

5. The Shudras were considered as common property of the three vamas.

6. The Shudras were compelled to serve them as slaves, artisans, agricultural labours and domestic servants.

7. By and large slaves were for domestic work. There were more references to female dasis (female slaves) than male slaves.

8. To keep Das and Dasis was considered symbol of higher social, economic and political status.

Describe slavery as practised during the epic period.

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