Zamindary


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Zam´in`da`ry


n.1.The jurisdiction of a zamindar; the land possessed by a zamindar.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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So by 1790 all on a sudden most of the zamindars or revenue collectors happen to come from the Hindu community who were mostly absentee landlords that managed their newly acquired zamindary through local managers.
Letter from America: Bengal under the English Rule (1757-1905) - Part 1
Bonded labor relates to landlord system (Zamindary system), where the poor borrows money from the landlords and in order to repay it they and the continuing generations work for them not knowing the real value of money they have borrowed.
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