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What did colonial rule mean for the countryside in India?
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Colonial rule changed land rights, revenue collection, and everyday rural life. It affected who gained land, who lost land, how peasants borrowed money, and how villagers responded through resistance …
भारत में औपनिवेशिक शासन का ग्रामीण इलाकों के लिए क्या अर्थ था?
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औपनिवेशिक शासन ने भूमि अधिकारों, राजस्व संग्रह और रोजमर्रा के ग्रामीण जीवन को बदल दिया। इसने प्रभावित किया कि किसे भूमि मिली, किसे भूमि खो गई, किसान कैसे पैसे उधार लेते थे, और ग्रामीणों ने प्रतिरोध और…
स्थायी बंदोबस्त
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स्थायी बंदोबस्त बंगाल की राजस्व प्रणाली थी जिसे 1793 में शुरू किया गया था। राजस्व की मांग हमेशा के लिए तय की गई थी और जमींदारों को इसे कंपनी को नियमित रूप से देना पड़ता था।…
Permanent Settlement
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The Permanent Settlement was the Bengal revenue system introduced in 1793. The revenue demand was fixed in perpetuity, and zamindars had to pay it regularly to the Company.
Under the Permanent Settlement, what was a zamindar?
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A zamindar was a revenue collector of the state, not a landowner in the village. The zamindar collected rent from villages, paid fixed revenue to the Company, and kept the difference as income.
स्थायी बंदोबस्त के अंतर्गत जमींदार कौन था?
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ज़मींदार राज्य का राजस्व संग्राहक होता था, गांव का जमींदार नहीं। ज़मींदार गांव से किराया वसूलता था, कंपनी को नियत राजस्व देता था और बाकी की राशि आय के रूप में रखता था।…
1797 की बर्दवान नीलामी क्यों महत्वपूर्ण थी?
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नीलामी ने दिखाया कि स्थायी बंदोबस्त व्यवहार में कैसे काम करता था। बर्दवान के राजा की संपत्तियों की सार्वजनिक रूप से अवैतनिक राजस्व के लिए नीलामी की गई, लेकिन बिक्री का 95 प्रतिशत से अधिक काल्पनिक था, …
Why did the Burdwan auction of 1797 matter?
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The auction showed how the Permanent Settlement worked in practice. The Raja of Burdwan’s estates were publicly auctioned for unpaid revenue, but over 95 per cent of the sale was fictitious, so contro…
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