Zamindar

Zamindar, also know as Zamindari, or the Zamindari System, is a variant on the feudal system, introduced by the Mughals to collect taxes from peasants. The practice was continued under British rule. After independence, however, the system was abolished in India and East Pakistan (present day Bangladesh), but is still current in Pakistan.

Related Topics:
Feudal - Mughals - Peasant - India - East Pakistan - Bangladesh - Pakistan

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The word 'Zamindar' has for some time been used for a peasant who owns land.

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Zamindar was also the name of a popular and very influential Muslim newspaper in the Indian subcontinent run by Maulana Zafar Ali Khan.

Related Topics:
Muslim - Indian subcontinent - Maulana Zafar Ali Khan

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