Permanent Settlement of Bengal
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
land revenue system
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:Bengal_Presidency
gptkb:Bihar gptkb:Orissa |
| gptkbp:criticizedFor |
ignoring peasants' rights
|
| gptkbp:effect |
increased peasant exploitation
created hereditary landlords revenue fixed in perpetuity |
| gptkbp:feature |
fixed land revenue
zamindari system |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
major change in Indian land tenure system
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Permanent Settlement of Bengal
|
| gptkbp:implementedIn |
gptkb:British_East_India_Company
|
| gptkbp:introduced |
gptkb:Lord_Cornwallis
|
| gptkbp:introducedIn |
1793
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
increase revenue stability
secure loyalty of zamindars |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Cornwallis_Code
gptkb:British_colonial_administration gptkb:Zamindari_system |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:Ryotwari_system_(in_other_regions)
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis,_1st_Marquess_Cornwallis
gptkb:Cornwallis_Code gptkb:Lord_Cornwallis gptkb:General_Charles_Cornwallis |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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