The Zamindars of Bengal were zamindars (hereditary landlords) of the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent (now divided between Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal). They …

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bengali zamindars. This category includes names of scions of the former zamindari families of Bengal. It also includes names of naturalised …

His family's landholdings in Bengal were one of the largest in British India. A zamindar[a] in the Indian subcontinent was an autonomous or semi-autonomous feudal lord of a zamindari …

In Bengal the word denoted a hereditary tax collector who could retain 10 percent of the revenue he collected. In the late 18th century the British government made these zamindars …

A powerful baronage was created in this case by the de liberate action of the Nizamat. There were three revolts by zamindars during the adminis tration of Murshid Quli Khan; first by …

At the time of the British take-over, there were I5 large zamindaris in Bengal which paid 60 per cent of the land revenue of the province and constituted nearly half of its parganas.3 These …

Apr 29, 2024 · "Bengal and the Zamindars" seizes the moment to demonstrate the social and economic consequences of the zamindari system in colonial Bengal. The British introduction of …

The Zamindars of Bengal were zamindars of the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. They governed an ancient system of land ownership.

Dec 12, 2023 · Running title: Zamindars in Bengal. Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral--University of London, 1973) Includes index.

The zamindars of Mahipur (Bengali: মহিপুরের জমিদার) were a Bengali aristocratic family of feudal landowners. [1] The zamindari estate encompassed the Chakla of Qazirhat under the …