contribution of lord cornwallis in indian administration
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Lord Cornwallis succeeded Warren Hastings as the Governor General of India. He put forward certain conditions before The Crown before accepting the post of Governor-General. They were: The office of Governor General and the commander-in-chief would be united under one person i.e. the Governor General.
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Cornwallis introduced the Permanent Settlement of land revenue in Bengal and other parts of India. Under this system, Zamindars or landlords were made the owners of the land, and the farmers were reduced to the status of tenants. The Zamindars had the right to evict the farmers at any time.
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