Towhat extentdo you think castewas a factor in influencing social and economic relations in agrrariansociety ?

Towhat extentdo you think castewas a factor in influencing social and

1.	Towhat extentdo you think castewas a factor in influencing social and economic relations in agrrariansociety ?
Answer» SOLUTION :(i) Cultivators were divided on the basis of theircaste and other CASTE-likedistinctions or caste-based distinctions. Thus,amongthe PEASANTS were many who worked as agricultural labourers (majurs) or worked as manacles. Thus, they were not allowed to live in villages. Theyresided outside the village and were assigned to do menial TASKS andlacked resources. Thus they werepoverty-stricken. (ii) Castedistinctionshad ALSO begun to permeate othercommunities as well . In Muslim communities menialswere like halakhoron (scavengers). A direct relationexistedbetween caste, poverty andsocialstatus. (iii)In the seventeenth centuryMarwarRajputs aredescribed as peasantsand equated with Jats. Theywere givenaninferiorstatusin the caste hierarchy (v)Castes like Ahirs, Gujjarsand Malisreached on elevated statusin the eastern regions. (iv)Thepastoral and fishingcastes like the Sadgops and Kaivatas acquiredthestatusof peasants.