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❦Permanent Settlement in Bengal
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Academic Books · Colonial Economy and Land Revenue
Major academic study of the intellectual, administrative, and property-rights logic behind the Permanent Settlement in Bengal.
Reference Sources · Encyclopedia and Archive Reference
Concise overview of the 1793 regulations that codified the Bengal system, including the permanent revenue settlement and the administrative order around it.
Reference Sources · Encyclopedia and Archive Reference
Bengal-focused reference on the 1793 settlement, zamindari property rights, and its impact on raiyats and agrarian relations.
Reference Sources · Encyclopedia and Archive Reference
Useful for understanding the coercive enforcement side of Permanent Settlement, including auction sales, default, and the weakening of customary raiyat rights.
