During the Rajput era, changes in land tenure systems radically impacted the agrarian economy. Consider the following:
1. Secular land grants given to state officials for military services (like Bhoga) became increasingly hereditary, diminishing the central treasury.
2. The peasantry suffered from a decrease in forced labor (Vishti) and gained absolute freedom to migrate between different feudal estates.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is incorrect because feudalism actually increased sub-infeudation and forced labor, binding peasants to the soil and restricting their mobility.

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