Question

What were the opinions of james grant and john shore towards the proprietorship of lands in the pre-British India?

Answer 1

Answer:

• James Grant referred to the "Original Minutes of the Governor General and of the Council, 1776 with a Revenue Settlement Plan in Bengal" by Philip Francis as "a job full of local data and the soundest political concepts when applied to finance or the state of civil culture in Europe.
• John Shore stated that "most of Bengal's significant zamindar can be traced back to their origin in the last century and a half “.