Zamindari System

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf land tenure system
gptkbp:abolished gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkb:Zamindari_Abolition_Acts
1950s
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Bengal
gptkb:Andhra_Pradesh
gptkb:Madhya_Pradesh
gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
gptkb:Uttar_Pradesh
gptkbp:businessModel zamindars kept a portion, remitted rest to government
gptkbp:effect agrarian distress
peasant exploitation
concentration of land ownership
gptkbp:etymology zamindar means 'landholder' in Persian
gptkbp:feature zamindars as intermediaries
land revenue collection
hereditary land ownership
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkb:Permanent_Settlement_of_1793
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 16th to 20th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zamindari System
gptkbp:implementedIn Indian subcontinent
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Mughal_Empire
gptkbp:language gptkb:Persian
gptkbp:legacy social stratification
influenced land reforms in India
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Mahalwari_System
gptkb:Ryotwari_System
gptkbp:zamindarRole landowner
tax collector
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Permanent_Settlement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6