The Cambridge History of the British Empire: British India, 1497-1858John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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They proposed that a large proportion of that land , known as huzur zilla land , because it paid its revenue direct to the Khalsa , should be converted into separate districts each under a collector . The whole council was to act as a ...
They proposed that a large proportion of that land , known as huzur zilla land , because it paid its revenue direct to the Khalsa , should be converted into separate districts each under a collector . The whole council was to act as a ...
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POSITION OF THE RYOT 465 In many villages , especially in the irrigated tracts , there was a tradition of a joint settlement and a common ancestry , and the whole village was owned in shares , the lands in some of them being ...
POSITION OF THE RYOT 465 In many villages , especially in the irrigated tracts , there was a tradition of a joint settlement and a common ancestry , and the whole village was owned in shares , the lands in some of them being ...
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The most important crop in South India was the rice crop cultivated on the irrigated lands . The state's share of this crop was ... There was thus everything to discourage improvement and the cultivator lost all interest in his land .
The most important crop in South India was the rice crop cultivated on the irrigated lands . The state's share of this crop was ... There was thus everything to discourage improvement and the cultivator lost all interest in his land .
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Portuguese suzerainty over Ormuz | 12 |
Later governors | 19 |
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire: British India, 1497-1858 Volume 4 of The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Arthur Percival Newton |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1929 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Jun 2008 |
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