Mahalwari system
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The Mahalwari system was a colonial-era land revenue arrangement in northern and central India under British rule, in which tax was assessed on entire villages or estates (mahals) collectively rather than on individual cultivators.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mahalwari system canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Mahalwari system Context triple: [Company rule in India, economicPolicy, Mahalwari system]
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A.
Ryotwari system
The Ryotwari system was a land revenue arrangement in British India under which taxes were collected directly from individual peasant cultivators rather than through intermediaries.
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B.
Permanent Settlement of Bengal
The Permanent Settlement of Bengal was a late 18th-century land revenue system introduced by the British that fixed land taxes permanently and created a class of hereditary zamindar landlords, profoundly shaping Bengal’s agrarian and social structure.
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C.
mansabdari system
The mansabdari system was a hierarchical military-bureaucratic framework in the Mughal Empire that ranked officials and determined their salaries and obligations based on the number of troops they were required to maintain.
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D.
Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
The Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa was the Mughal imperial grant of revenue-collecting rights over these provinces, which effectively gave the British East India Company control of their civil administration and finances in the 18th century.
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E.
Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act
The Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act was a 1946 South African law that restricted land ownership and political representation for Indians, entrenching racial segregation and provoking widespread resistance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mahalwari system Target entity description: The Mahalwari system was a colonial-era land revenue arrangement in northern and central India under British rule, in which tax was assessed on entire villages or estates (mahals) collectively rather than on individual cultivators.
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A.
Ryotwari system
The Ryotwari system was a land revenue arrangement in British India under which taxes were collected directly from individual peasant cultivators rather than through intermediaries.
-
B.
Permanent Settlement of Bengal
The Permanent Settlement of Bengal was a late 18th-century land revenue system introduced by the British that fixed land taxes permanently and created a class of hereditary zamindar landlords, profoundly shaping Bengal’s agrarian and social structure.
-
C.
mansabdari system
The mansabdari system was a hierarchical military-bureaucratic framework in the Mughal Empire that ranked officials and determined their salaries and obligations based on the number of troops they were required to maintain.
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D.
Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
The Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa was the Mughal imperial grant of revenue-collecting rights over these provinces, which effectively gave the British East India Company control of their civil administration and finances in the 18th century.
-
E.
Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act
The Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act was a 1946 South African law that restricted land ownership and political representation for Indians, entrenching racial segregation and provoking widespread resistance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial administrative system
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land revenue system ⓘ |
| administrativeFeature |
detailed village-by-village land records
ⓘ
recording of co-sharers and their shares ⓘ survey and measurement of fields ⓘ |
| affectedGroup |
peasant cultivators
ⓘ
village landowners ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
North-Western Provinces
ⓘ
surface form:
North-Western Provinces of British India
Punjab ⓘ parts of Central India ⓘ parts of United Provinces ⓘ |
| appliesTo | land revenue ⓘ |
| assessmentBasis |
estimated rental value of land
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periodic land revenue settlement ⓘ productivity of land ⓘ |
| basedOn | village or estate (mahal) as revenue unit ⓘ |
| collectionResponsibility |
lambardars
ⓘ
panchayat or village council (in some areas) ⓘ village headmen ⓘ |
| collectiveLiability | entire mahal responsible for revenue payment ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Permanent Settlement of Bengal
ⓘ
surface form:
Permanent Settlement (Zamindari system)
Ryotwari system ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| effect |
increased control of British state over rural society
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pressure on village communities to meet fixed revenue demand ⓘ |
| goal |
to secure stable and predictable land revenue
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to use traditional village structures for revenue collection ⓘ |
| historicalContext | British colonial rule in India ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
British imperial administration
ⓘ
surface form:
British colonial administration
|
| introducedBy |
British East India Company
ⓘ
surface form:
British East India Company officials
|
| introducedInPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| keyOfficialAssociated |
Holt Mackenzie
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Robert Merttins Bird ⓘ |
| legalInstrument | Regulation VII of 1822 (North-Western Provinces) ⓘ |
| region |
central India
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northern India ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
land settlement in British India
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mahal (village estate) ⓘ village community tenure ⓘ |
| revenueAssessedOn |
collective landholding unit
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entire village ⓘ mahal (estate) ⓘ |
| revenueNature |
cash revenue
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periodically revisable assessment ⓘ |
| revenuePayer |
landholding co-sharers
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village community ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
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early 20th century (in some regions) ⓘ |
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Subject: Mahalwari system Description of subject: The Mahalwari system was a colonial-era land revenue arrangement in northern and central India under British rule, in which tax was assessed on entire villages or estates (mahals) collectively rather than on individual cultivators.
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