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Colonialism and the Countryside
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Question
What was the Permanent Settlement introduced in Bengal in 1793?
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Answer
It was a land revenue system introduced by Lord Cornwallis. The East India Company fixed the revenue demand in perpetuity that zamindars had to pay, making them owners of the land.
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