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College University Faisalabad

Topic: 10/16/2019

Feudal System and its Roots in Sub-

Continent And Its Effect on Society

Submitted To:
Sir Shahid Munir Sahib

Submitted By:
Arman Arshad M. Umair Umair Younas M. Irfan

19857 19870 19861 19843

 Feudal System
Baron pays homage by
bringing the king on army King gives the
when needed. baron land. The
King king’s power is
absolute.
Knights pay
homage by fighting
in the Baron’s army Barons
when needed. Barons give
some land to
the Knights.
Peasants pay
homage by
Knights
working on
the knight’s
Knights give
land.
Peasants peasants land.
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FEUDALISM

What is Feudalism?
Feudalism is a system of landownership by
superior classes in special relation to the
royal or state power. Its a system of
receiving land from a king and in return
working and fighting for him. The feudal
system revolves not around the matriarchal
system but around the patriarchal system of
family in which the male head takes care of
the family, which is commonly a large joint
family, and looks after the land he owns in
inheritance.

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 HISTORY AND ROOTS OF THE
FEUDALISM

• The word ‘feudalism’ derives from the medieval Latin terms

feudalis, meaning fee, and feodum, meaning fief.
• The fee signified the land given (the fief) as a payment for
regular military service.
• In the 8th century CE kingdom of the Franks where a king gave
out land for life (benefice) to reward loyal nobles and receive
service in return.
• The feudal system proper became widespread in Western Europe
from the 11th century CE onwards, largely.
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 HISTORY AND ROOTS OF THE
FEUDALISM

Feudalism was the system in European medieval

societies of the 10th to 13th centuries CE whereby a
social hierarchy was established based on local
administrative control and the distribution of land into
units (fiefs).

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THE EFFECTS OF FEUDALISM

• The feudal system, which had developed in the 9th century,

reached its peak during the Romanesque period.
• It contributed to the constant disputes and open conflict that
continued to mar the Medieval period.
• Under the feudal system, land was the only source of wealth
and power, but the supply was limited.
• Nobles, lords, and kings fought constantly to protect or add to
the land under their control.

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 NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF
FEUDALISM
1. Created an aristocracy or upper class that was selfish, greedy
and snobbish
2. It delayed the formation of national states because strong
feudal lords had no national consciousness or love of nation.
3. It perpetuated the worst kind of economy, without
opportunities for the poor
4. The Church grew into absolute power, due to its union with
feudal authorities

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 FEUDAL SYSTEM IN PAKISTAN
• Feudal system in Pakistan, inherited from British social system
where a labor or worker known as a vassal had to serve king’s land
to get the piece of land in return.
• Basically British rulers introduced three land revenue systems, the
zamindari system, the ryotwari system and themahalwari system.
• We commonly called it “wadera system” or “jagidarana nizam”.
• In Pakistan, the feudal are known as Chaudharies, Warraich, Pirs,
Khans, Makhdooms, Arbabs, Mizaris, Khars, Legharis,
Nawabzadas, Nawabs,Sardars and Shahs .

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 FEUDAL SYSTEM IN PAKISTAN

• In Pakistan Makhdoom, Bhuttos, Zardaris, Mahar, Nawab Bugti

are some examples of feudal landlords.
• The feudal system in Pakistan consists of landlords with large
joint families possessing hundreds or even thousands of acres of
land
• Pakistan's major political parties are feudal-oriented, and more
than two-thirds of the National Assembly is composed of this
class. Besides, most of the key executive posts in the provinces
are held by them.
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 FEUDAL SYSTEM IN PAKISTAN

• Feudalism has become a strong part of the political system, so

both the government and feudal dictatorships are inter-related.
Now “ruthless” feudalism has existed in rural Sindh, balochistan
and some areas in South Punjab
• The Bhuttos’ are one of the richest families of the subcontinent,
they own around 40,000 acres of land in Sindh, the slogan of
‘Roti, Kapra, Makan’ that Z A Bhutto raised never saw any
benefit being brought to the enslaved millions in Sindh

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