History · Colonialism and the Countryside
Why was the 'Sunset Law' particularly dreaded by the Zamindars under the Permanent Settlement system in Bengal?
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- 1It permanently stripped them of all their local judicial and law-enforcement powers
- 2It legally compelled the defaulting Zamindars to physically relocate to designated urban areas
- 3Failure to clear the state revenue demand by sunset on a specified date led to the immediate auction of the estate✓
- 4It allowed the colonial government to increase the fixed tax rate arbitrarily every year
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Failure to clear the state revenue demand by sunset on a specified date led to the immediate auction of the estate
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