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1793 CE · economy policy

Permanent Settlement Introduced in Bengal

The Company fixed land revenue demands with zamindars in Bengal, reshaping agrarian relations and colonial taxation.

Portrait of Lord Cornwallis, Governor-General during the introduction of the Permanent Settlement
Use as policy-maker context. The portrait is not an image of the 1793 settlement being implemented. · Credit: Thomas Gainsborough · License: Public domain

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Sources and further reading

  1. NCERT — From Trade to Territory

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