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A '''Saranjam''' is a grant of land (initially non-hereditary, sometimes hereditary) for maintenance of troops or for military service found among the [[Maratha]], [[Rajput]], [[Kunbi]], [[Vanjari caste|Vanjari]], [[Dhangar]], [[Javji Bamble|Koli]] and few [[Brahmins|Brahmin]] communities<ref>{{Cite book |last=Krshnaji Ananta Sabhasada |url=http://archive.org/details/sivachhatrapatib00krshrich |title=Siva Chhatrapati : being a translation of Sabhasad Bakhar with extracts from Chitnis and Sivadigvijya, with notes |last2=Sen |first2=Surendra Nath |date=1920 |publisher=Calcutta : University of Calcutta |others=University of California Libraries}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=C. Brown |url=http://archive.org/details/dli.csl.2958 |title=Central provinces and berar District Gazetteers Akola District, volume A-descriptive |last2=A.E. Nelson |date=1910 |publisher=Calcutta, Baptist Mission Press}}</ref> in [[Maharashtra]] and the formerly administered regions under the [[Maratha Empire]] of India, including territories in present-day [[Karnataka]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]]. The grant was bestowed by a king or regional ruler<ref>V.K. Agnihotri ed., ''Indian History: Objective Questions and Historical Maps'', Allied Publishers. pg. 330</ref> of a [[princely state]].<br />
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The Saranjam system may be a form of to the [[Jagir]] (feudatory estate) system. The land was mostly in the form of a rural Watan (rights given in reward for previous service or merit) or Jagir, its owner being entitled to extract revenue from the villages included in the territory.<br />
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'''Saranjamdar''' was the title given to the landlord or holder of a Saranjam. It was usually bestowed on that person for heroic deeds in the military field, thus most Saranjamdars were former military officers.<ref>Stewart Gordon, ''The Marathas 1600-1818,'' Volume 2, pg. 111</ref> He may be a [[jagirdar]], always ranking as a vassal.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}<br />
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== Political Saranjam ==<br />
[[Rajaram Chhatrapati|Rajaram Bhonsle]] (1670 – 1700) adopted the Saranjam system as a political measure to ensure the loyalty of key persons to the side of the [[Maratha Empire]]. Later under the [[Peshwa]], it would become hereditary, being liable to be partitioned as well.<ref>Jaswant Lal Mehta, ''Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813,'' pg. 43</ref><br />
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In [[British India]] there were also certain [[jagir|estates]] which were rendered as Political Saranjams, having equal status with the [[princely state]]s.<ref name="Patel1957">{{cite book|author=Govindlal Dalsukhbhai Patel|title=The land problem of reorganized Bombay state|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XvQCAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=9 June 2012|year=1957|publisher=N. M. Tripathi}}</ref><br />
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== Related titles ==<br />
*[[Shinde]]<br />
* [[Deshmukh]]<br />
* [[Inamdar (feudal title)|Inamdar]]<br />
* [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]<br />
* [[Mansabdar]]<br />
* [[Patil (title)|Patil]]<br />
* [[Zamindar]]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of Maratha dynasties and states]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/JALGAON/agri_tenures.html Jalgaon - Gazetteer]<br />
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[[Category:Jagirs|*]]<br />
[[Category:Titles of national or ethnic leadership]]<br />
[[Category:Maratha Empire]]<br />
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