lambardars
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Lambardars were village-level revenue officials in colonial India responsible for collecting land taxes and maintaining order on behalf of the state.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lambardar | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial administrative role
ⓘ
local intermediary of the state ⓘ village-level revenue official ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Collector
ⓘ
Deputy Commissioner NERFINISHED ⓘ colonial revenue officials ⓘ district authorities ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
North India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Punjab region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectedFrom |
landholders
ⓘ
peasants ⓘ |
| continuity | some functions persisted after independence in parts of India and Pakistan ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| hasRole |
collection of land revenue
ⓘ
collection of land taxes ⓘ maintenance of local order ⓘ reporting village affairs to higher authorities ⓘ |
| heldPowerOver |
tenant farmers
ⓘ
village cultivators ⓘ |
| languageVariant |
Lambardar (Hindi-Urdu term)
ⓘ
Lambardar (Punjabi term) ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Punjab Land Revenue Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
land revenue laws of British India ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
colonial India
ⓘ
rural areas ⓘ village ⓘ |
| partOf |
rural governance structure
ⓘ
village revenue administration ⓘ |
| received |
commission on revenue collected
ⓘ
honorary status in village hierarchy ⓘ remission of land revenue ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Patwari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zamindar ⓘ village headman system ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
assisting in law and order
ⓘ
certifying land ownership ⓘ conveying government orders to villagers ⓘ keeping revenue records ⓘ providing information to police and magistrates ⓘ timely payment of land revenue to the state ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
landholding
ⓘ
local influence ⓘ loyalty to colonial state ⓘ |
| subClassOf |
revenue farmer
ⓘ
village headman ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British colonial administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
provincial revenue departments ⓘ |
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