Question

What were the similarities and the differences between Doras and the the zamindars of awadh

Answer 1

1. The zamindars were the landlords of their mahals or estates.

2. They acted as intermediaries between the cultivator and the state.

3. They were responsible for collecting revenue.

4. In some areas the talukdars were the proprietors and the zamindars were reduced to the status of tenants.

1. The Doras were feudal lords who controlled the rural areas in Andhra Pradesh.

2. They mostly hailed from the Reddy and Velama community.

3. They mercilessly extracted taxes from the peasantry and kept the Nizam happy.

4. The Nizam had little or no control over them. They were the masters of the area they surveyed.