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UPSC 2016: With reference to the economic history of medieval India, the term ‘Araghata’ refers to
(a)bonded labour
(b)land grants made to military officers
(c)waterwheel used in the irrigation of land
(d)wasteland converted to cultivated land
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In medieval Indian agrarian texts the Sanskrit term ‘Araghaṭṭa’ (later ‘Araghata’) denotes the Persian wheel–type water-lifting device used to irrigate fields; it is not related to labour, land grants or land reclamation. ([cseplus.in](https://www.cseplus.in/medieval-indian-history/araghatta-irrigation-device/?utm_source=openai))
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