Mahalwari System

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf land revenue system
gptkbp:contemporaryTo gptkb:Zamindari_System
gptkb:Ryotwari_System
gptkbp:effect increased burden on peasants
village community responsible for payment
gptkbp:etymology mahal means estate or district
gptkbp:feature periodic revision of revenue
revenue assessment based on collective responsibility
land revenue collected from village communities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mahalwari System
gptkbp:implementedIn Robert Merttins Bird
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:India
1833
gptkbp:launched Holt Mackenzie
gptkbp:purpose increase revenue collection efficiency
gptkbp:region gptkb:North-Western_Provinces
gptkb:Central_India
gptkb:Punjab
parts of Madhya Pradesh
parts of Uttar Pradesh
parts of Haryana
Gangetic Valley
parts of Delhi
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:British_colonial_administration_in_India
gptkbp:replacedBy earlier Mughal revenue systems
gptkbp:revenueBasis assessment of entire village (mahal)
gptkbp:revenueCollector gptkb:village
gptkb:Lambardar
gptkbp:revenuePaidTo gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Zamindari_System
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7