Ryotwari System

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf land revenue system
gptkbp:abolished 20th century
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Zamindari_System
gptkb:Mahalwari_System
gptkbp:effect land alienation
increased peasant indebtedness
revenue instability
gptkbp:feature direct settlement with cultivators
individual ownership of land
revenue paid directly to government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ryotwari System
gptkbp:implementedIn gptkb:British_India
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Alexander_Read
gptkb:Thomas_Munro
gptkbp:introducedIn 1820
gptkbp:region gptkb:Bombay_Presidency
gptkb:Madras_Presidency
gptkb:Assam
Burma
gptkbp:revenue ryots
gptkbp:revenueType subject to revision
fixed for a period
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Zamindari_System
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7