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The Nawab was demoted to the status of a zamindar known as the Nawab of Murshidabad. The British shifted the treasury, courts and revenue office to Calcutta. In the 19th century, the population was estimated to be 46,000. Murshidabad became a district headquarters of the Bengal Presidency. It was declared as a municipality in 1869.
The Zamindars of Bihar were the autonomous and semi-autonomous rulers and administrators of the subah of Bihar during Mughal rule and later during British rule. They formed the landed aristocracy that lasted until Indian independence in 1947. [1] The zamindars of Bihar were numerous and could be divided into small, medium and large depending on ...
The Nawab left Murshidabad in February 1869, and had started living in England. The title Nawab of Bengal stood abolished in 1880. [ 2 ] In October 1880, he went to Bombay , pleading his case against the orders of the British Raj , but as it stood unresolved, the Nawab renounced his styles and titles, abdicating in favour of his eldest son, Hassan Ali Mirza , on 1 November 1880. [ 2 ]
2 'Zamindar' is a Persian compound-word, but was not in use in Persia. In India it was used in the fourteenth century by the Persian historians, Barani and Afif, to denote Hindu chieftains, but the term was not then a revenue-administrative category and the official terms for land-holders of various types within the Delhi Sultanate were 'knuts', 'muqad dams,' and 'chaudhuris'.
- Ratnalekha Ray
- 1975
Aug 17, 2024 · The British demoted the Nawab to a zamindar, moved key administrative functions to Calcutta, and the city’s population dwindled to 46,000 by the 19th century. In 1869 , Murshidabad was declared a municipality and became a district headquarters under the Bengal Presidency.
Mar 21, 2023 · By. Dr. Habib Siddiqui. When Bengal was colonized by the East India Company in the second half of the 18 th century, it was the richest jewel on the British crown. Bengal by then had been ruled ...
Zamindars were landowners in the Mughal Empire who held significant power and authority over land revenue collection and administration. They served as intermediaries between the Mughal government and the peasantry, playing a crucial role in the agricultural economy and the imperial bureaucracy, helping to maintain control over vast territories.
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