Q. The peasants who owned the land they tilled were known as?
Answer: Khudkasht
Notes: The peasants who owned the land they tilled during the time of Akbar were called Khudkasht who paid land revenue at customary rates. Qanungos were local hereditary officials of land record keeping.

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