Amac Terms Meanings Shivin Flashcards
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Agrahara
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Land Or Village Gifted By A King
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Alvars
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The Vaishnava Saint-Poets Of Early Medieval South India
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Apabhramsha
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A Stage Of The Later Development Of The Prakrit Language Up To The End Of The 1st Millennium CE
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Aranyakas
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Literally ‘forest Books’; Part Of The Vedic Corpus
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Abwab
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Extra legal charges exacted by landlords
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Akhra
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Gymnasium
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Amil
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Revenue official
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Amla
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Zamindari official
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Ajlaf
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Muslim commoners
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Atrap
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Muslim commoners—same as ajlaf
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Azad dastas
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Guerrilla bands
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Amils
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Revenue Officers
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Arz-I-Mamalik
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Minister In-Charge Of The Army Of The Whole Country
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Ahl-I-Qalam
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Reporter
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Akam
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Sangam love poems
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Amphorae
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A type of Roman pottery—jars with a large oval body, narrow cylindrical neck, and two handles
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Antarala
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The vestibule or antechamber of a temple
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Anvikshiki
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Literally, ‘looking at’; logical reasoning
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Araghatta
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Persian wheel
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Ardha-Magadhi
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An eastern dialect of Prakrit; the earliest Jaina texts are written in this dialect
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Ardhamandapa
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The hall preceding the sanctum in a temple
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Arhat
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A person who has attained enlightenment
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Ariya-sachchani
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The Four Noble Truths related to suffering; an important part of the Buddha’s teaching
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Astika schools
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Philosophical schools that accepted the authority of the Vedas
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Ayyavole
A powerful merchant guild of early medieval South India
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Bhikkhu Pali
(Sanskrit Bhikshu), Literally 'one Who Lives By Begging Alms'; A Buddhist Monk
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Brahmacharya
The Stage Of Celibate Studenthood In The Ashrama Scheme
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Brahmadeya
Land Gifted To Brahmanas, Generally By Kings
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Baqqal
Trader, Grain-Dealer
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Batai
Division Of Crop Between The Cultivator And Landlord Or The Government, Payments May Be In Kind Or Cash
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Barid
An Intelligence Officer Appointed By The State To Collect Information
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Banjar
Waste And Fallow Land
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Banjara
Itinerant Tribe
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Bahas
Muslim religious meeting
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Bakasht
Land where permanent tenancies has been converted into short-term tenancies
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Bodhisattva
A future Buddha
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Boustrephedon style
A style of writing in which consecutive lines start in opposite directions
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Burin
A small stone tool, made on a blade, with a 'screw-driver' edge
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Chakri
Office job
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Cairn stone circle
A type of megalithic burial, marked by a stone circle
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Chaitya
A Buddhist shrine
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Charana
School of Vedic study
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Charvaka
An atheistic materialist philosophical school, also known as Lokayata
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Cowries
Marine shells, once used as currency in many parts of the world
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Chaouth Or Chauthaai
One-Fourth Of The Land Revenue, Originally A Zamindari Charge In Gujarat Demanded By Shivaji As A War Expense
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Charai
A Tax On Cattle
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Dadan
Advance
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Dadani
Merchants who procured goods by paying advances to primary producers
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Dalam
Revolutionary units
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Dalwai
Prime Minister of the Mysore state
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Dastak
Permits issued by the local councils of the East India Company certifying their goods for the purpose of tax exemption
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Deshpande
Revenue collector
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Deshmukh
Revenue officer
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Dikhu
Foreigner - term used by the tribals (Santhals) to identify outsiders
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Dakshinapatha
The great southern trade route
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Dana
Ritual giving
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Darshana
Literally, 'view'; philosophy
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Dhamma
A Pali word (Sanskrit, dharma), referring to the ideal conduct of an individual living in society
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Dhamma Chakka-pavattana
Pali, literally 'turning the wheel of dhamma'; the Buddha's first sermon in the deer park near Benaras
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Dhamma-mahamatas
A new cadre of officials created by Ashoka to propagate dhamma
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Dvija
Literally 'twice born'
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Dagh System
A System Of Branding Of Horses And Animal
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Dame
A Copper Coin Considered As 1/40th The Silver Rupee For The Official Purposes
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Dastur-At-Amal
Rule Book
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Dhimmi
A Non-Muslim Client Or Subject
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Darul Mulk
Capital
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Diwan
Function Of Finance
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Diwan-I-Arz
Ministry Of Military Affairs
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Diwan-I-Insha
Ministry Of Royal Correspondence
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Diwan-I-Kul Wazir
Or Chief Imperial Fiscal Minister
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Daroga
Minor Officer Or In Charge Of Local Office
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Diwan-I-Risalat
Religious Affairs
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Diwan-I-Wizarat
Department Of Finance
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Faujdar
In Charge Of Sarkar
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Fitna
Sedition
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Fituris
A tradition of tribal rebellion
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Gumashta
An Agent Or Representative
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Garbha-Griha
The Inner Sanctum Of A Temple, Where The Image Of The Main Deity Is Placed And Worshiped
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Grihastha
The Householder Stage In The Ashrama Scheme
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Ghatwali
Service tenure for village watchmen
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Giras
Customary dues
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Gomustah
Indian agent of the East India Company
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Gahapati
Householder; a wealthy property-owner
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Gana
A word which has many meanings, including an oligarchy
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Ganj
A Grain Market
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Hun
A Gold Coin
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Hamam
A Room For The Bath Of Hot And Cold Water
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Hundi
A Bill Of Exchange
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Ibadat Khana
House Of Worship
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Iqta
Land-Grant System Adopted By Ala-Ud-Din Khilji
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Khalisa
Land Revenue Directly For Imperial Treasury
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Khots
Village Head
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Khums
Tax On Plunder
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Khutba
A Sermon Made In Friday Mosque
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Janapada
A Territorial State
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Jatakas
Containing Stories Of The Previous Births Of The Buddha
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Jina
A Jaina Saint
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Jama
Estimated land revenue income
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Janmi
Holder of janmam tenure
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Jatha(s)
Sikh bands of warriors
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Jatra
Rural theatrical performance
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Jamabandi
Settlement Of The Amount Of Revenue Assessed
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Kankut
Estimation Of Land Revenue
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Karori
A Revenue Officer
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Khirai
Land Revenue
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Kula
An Extended Patrilineal Family
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Madad-I-Massh
Tax-Free Grants Of Land
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Moksha
Liberation From The Cycle Of Birth And Death
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Masand
A deputy of the Sikh guru
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Watandar
Desais And Deskmukh
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Wilayat
Spiritual Territory Of A Sufi
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Yajamana
The person for whom the yajna is performed
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Zabt
Revenue Based On Land Measurement
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Zawabit
Non-Shariat State Laws
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Zimmis
Protected Non-Muslims
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Zenana
The women's quarter
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Zillah
Administrative District
