History · Colonialism and the Countryside
Why did the Jotedars often welcome the auction of a Zamindar's estate under the Permanent Settlement?
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- 1They were automatically given the auctioned land for free by the state
- 2They wanted to liquidate their rural assets and move to major urban cities
- 3They could often purchase the land themselves and weaken the Zamindar's authority in the village✓
- 4They were deeply loyal to the British administrators
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They could often purchase the land themselves and weaken the Zamindar's authority in the village
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