Permanent Settlement
The 'Permanent Settlement' - also known as the 'Permanent Settlement of Bengal' (Bangla: ?????????? ?????????, Chirosthayi Bandobasto) - was an agreement between the East India Company and Bengali landlords with far-reaching consequences for both agricultural methods and productivity in the Empire and the political realities of the Indian and Pakistani countryside. It was concluded in 1793, by the Company administration headed by Lord Cornwallis.
Further Reading
- The History of India, vol 2, T.G.Percival Spear. Penguin, ISBN 0-14-013836-6
- India, John Keay, Grove Publishers, ISBN 0-80-213797-0
- An Essay on the Permanent Settlement, Ranajit Guha, Duke U Press, ISBN 0-82-231771-0
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Background |
| ► | Nature of the Permanent Settlement |
| ► | Influence of the Permanent Settlement |
| ► | Further Reading |
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