Question

an area under the permanent settlement system during the British rule

Answer 1

The Permanent Settlement, also known as the Permanent Settlement of Bengal, was an agreement between the East India Companyand Bengali landlords to fix revenues to be raised from land, with far-reaching consequences for both agricultural methods and productivity in the entire British Empire and the political realities of the Indian countryside. It was concluded in 1793 by the Company administration headed by Charles, Earl Cornwallis, also known as Lord Cornwallis

Answer 2

Roughly 19 per cent of the total area under the British rule, i.e., Bengal, Bihar, Banaras, division of the Northern Western Provinces and northern Karnataka, were brought under the ZamindariSystem or the Permanent Settlement.May 14, 2015