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Peasants, Zamindars And The State
Why were many Zamindaris auctioned after the Permanent Settlement in Bengal ? Give two reasons.
Reasons for the Zamindaris auctioned in Bengal
(i) The East India Company had fixed the revenue with the zamindars. The estates of those who failed to pay were to be auctioned to recover the revenue or accumulated arrears.
(ii) The initial demands of the revenue were very high.
(iii) The zamindars could not collect the rent due to agriculture depression.
(iv) Due to the Sunset Law (if the payment did not come in by the sunset of the specified date the zamindaris were liable to be auctioned.
(v) Company subdued the authority of zaminadars through collectors.
(vi) Jotedars deliberately delayed payments to the zamindars.
(vii) Peasants too delayed payments to the jotedars and the zamindars.
(viii) Zamindars because of their own reasons delayed payments.
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