In the context of medieval India, the term "muqaddam" refers to:
(a) Tax collector
(b) Village head
(c) Military chief
(d) Market supervisor

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In the context of medieval India, the term "muqaddam" refers to:
(a) Tax collector
(b) Village head
(c) Military chief
(d) Market supervisor

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In medieval India, particularly during the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal periods, the village was the smallest administrative unit. A group of villages constituted a pargana and a few parganas a shiqq which was equivalent to Mughal sarkar.

However, in few areas, such as Punjab, Bengal, Malwa, etc. several shiqqs were placed under an officer whom we can equate with the Mughal subadar. The village-head was known as muqaddam who worked as the sole link between the government and thew village. Though he was not the government servant, nonetheless he was responsible for maintaining law and order in his village.

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In the context of medieval India, the term "muqaddam" refers to: (a) Tax collector (b) Village head (c) Military chief (d) Market supervisor

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