Practice - Why zamindars defaulted on payments
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What is a zamindar?
💡 Hint: This term is related to landowners in colonial India.
Name one reason zamindars defaulted on payments.
💡 Hint: Think about economic pressures.
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What was one major reason zamindars defaulted?
💡 Hint: Both conditions contributed significantly to zamindar defaults.
Zamindars were recognized as what by the British?
💡 Hint: Think about their official role under British rule.
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Discuss how the imposition of the Permanent Settlement and subsequent British administrative policies shaped the socio-economic landscape of Bengal.
💡 Hint: Focus on the intertwining of political policies and ground realities.
Evaluate the consequences of zamindar defaults on the broader economic structure within colonial India.
💡 Hint: Consider how this shift in power shapes the relationships between zamindars, jotedars, and the British.
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