mahal (estate)
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Mahal (estate) refers to a revenue-paying land unit or estate used as the basic unit of assessment and administration in certain traditional and colonial Indian land revenue systems.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mahal (estate) | 0 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative unit
ⓘ
estate ⓘ land revenue unit ⓘ |
| administeredBy | revenue officials ⓘ |
| appliedDuring |
British colonial period in India
ⓘ
Mughal period ⓘ |
| basisOf |
land surveys
ⓘ
revenue records ⓘ settlement operations ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | fiscal unit ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| function |
basic unit of land revenue assessment
ⓘ
basic unit of revenue administration ⓘ revenue-paying land unit ⓘ |
| hasMeaning |
fiscal village or group of villages
ⓘ
revenue estate ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
South Asian agrarian history
ⓘ
colonial revenue settlements in India ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm |
Hindi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| mayInclude |
one village
ⓘ
several villages ⓘ |
| partOf | land revenue administration ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
ryotwari system
ⓘ
village revenue administration ⓘ zamindari system ⓘ |
| usedFor |
assessment of land revenue
ⓘ
collection of land revenue ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Indian land revenue system
ⓘ
colonial Indian land revenue system ⓘ traditional Indian land revenue system ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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