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Colonialism and the Countryside: Exploring Official Archives

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Card 1Colonial rule and countryside

What did colonial rule mean for the countryside in India?

Answer

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

Card 2औपनिवेशिक शासन और ग्रामीण इलाका

भारत में औपनिवेशिक शासन का ग्रामीण इलाकों के लिए क्या अर्थ था?

Answer

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

Card 3राजस्व प्रणाली

स्थायी बंदोबस्त

Answer

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।

Card 4Revenue systems

Permanent Settlement

Answer

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.

Card 5Zamindars

Under the Permanent Settlement, what was a zamindar?

Answer

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.

Card 6जमींदार

स्थायी बंदोबस्त के अंतर्गत जमींदार कौन था?

Answer

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।

Card 7बर्दवान नीलामी

1797 की बर्दवान नीलामी क्यों महत्वपूर्ण थी?

Answer

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,

Card 8Burdwan auction

Why did the Burdwan auction of 1797 matter?

Answer

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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