Question

2. Unlike the Mughal period, the zamindars
under the British became owners of the
land.​

Answer 1

Answer:

During Mughal Era, the Zamindars were not proprietors. They used to engage in wars and used to plunder neighbouring kings. So they never looked after the improvements in their land. The British colonists of India generally adopted the extant zamindari system of revenue collection in the north of the country. During Mughal rule, if peasants did not  pay their land tax on  time, the amount they  owed would be noted  against their names.  They would then have  to pay it later. But the British  introduced a different  system. If peasants or  zamindars did not pay  their tax on time, their  land was sold off in an  auction to whoever  offered the highest  price. This way the peasants and zamindars lost their lands.