Question

Define ijardari system in detail

Answer 1

Ijardari system was introduced in 1773 by warren hastings in bengal whereby he assumed that all land belongs to state. This was the first land tenure system implemented in India by british. Under this system, right of collecting revenue of a particular area was auctioned to the highest bidder. The peasants, shopkeeper and merchants had to pay their taxs to the ijardar who eventually was also the highest bidder to company