Land Revenue System: Zamindari, Ryotwari and Mahalwari Systems

The Indian economy was primarily agrarian throughout the pre-colonial era, and agriculture was the people’s main line of work. To gain the maximum economic advantage, the British conquerors relied on land revenue as the primary source of income for the state. Following the Battle of Plassey, the British gained control of Bengal province and adopted […]

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