A History of Agriculture in India v2.c85.s7.3

v2.c85.s7.3

The ties of caste and religion, however, helped to enlarge the scale of peasant uprisings. The real transformation was brought about by the intervention of elements from the *zamindar* class that had their own motives in opposing the Mughal ruling class. Leadership to the peasant rebellions was provided by their own leaders who were zamindars, as in the case of the Hindu Jats.