Feudal Polity in Early Medieval India

Early medieval society was not essentially characterized by lords and peasants, it was far more complex. It was actually a Brahmanical ideological invention. Brahmanas, temples and monasteries helped social, economic and political integration. The early medieval centuries were marked by the gradual shaping of regional societies. The Gupta Empire laid the foundation for feudal practices through land grants.

Evolution of Feudal Polity

  • From the fifth century CE, land grants multiplied, especially by Gupta feudatories in central India, who gave Brahmins fiscal and policing rights in perpetuity.
  • These grants fostered Brahmin feudatories with real administrative authority, often independent of the crown.
  • Gupta royal ....
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