Consider the following statements about Permanent Settlement 1 It was introduced in Bengal Bihar and...........

Ancient and Medival History Later Mughals and Advent of Europeans

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Consider the following statements about Permanent Settlement.

1. It was introduced in Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa.

2. It was introduced by John Shore.

3. It declared Zamindars as the owners of the land.

4. The Zamindars were not free to fix the rents.

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Explanation:

Permanent Settlement
Introduced in Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, and districts of Banaras & Northern districts of Madras by Lord Cornwallis in 1793.
John Shore was the chairman of Board of Revenue.
It declared Zamindars as the owners of the land. Hence, they could keep 1/11th of the revenue collected to themselves while the British got a fixed share of 10/11th of the revenue collected. The Zamindars were free to fix the rents.
Assured of their ownership, many zamindars stayed in towns (absentee landlordism) and exploited their tenants.
Do you know?
Mercantilist Phase (1757-1813)
•The East India Company monopolized trade and began direct plunder of India’s wealth.
•They could impose their own prices that had no relation with the costs of production.
•In this phase the company used its political power to monopolize trade & dictate terms to the weavers of Bengal.
•The company used revenue of Bengal to finance exports of Indian goods.
THINK!
•Finance colonialism.