Permanent Settlement

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf land revenue system
gptkbp:abolished gptkb:Indian_government_after_independence
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Zamindari_System
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Bengal
gptkb:Bihar
gptkb:Odisha
parts of Northern Madras Presidency
gptkbp:criticizedFor ignoring peasants' rights
leading to absentee landlordism
gptkbp:effect created hereditary landowners
increased peasant exploitation
revenue fixed permanently
gptkbp:feature fixed land revenue
zamindars as intermediaries
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Permanent Settlement
gptkbp:influencedBy British economic interests
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkb:Lord_Cornwallis
gptkbp:introducedIn 1793
gptkbp:purpose increase revenue stability
secure loyalty of zamindars
gptkbp:replacedBy Ryotwari System (in some regions)
gptkbp:revenueCollectedBy gptkb:zamindars
gptkbp:revenuePaidTo gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_rule_in_Bengal
gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis
gptkb:landowner
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5