Question

Which were the 3 villages over which the East India Company acquired zamindari rights in
1698? Mention their importance in history.​

Answer 1

Answer:

in 1698, the East India Company acquired zamindari rights over three villages, Sutanuti, Govindapur and Kalikata, which later developed into Calcutta or Kolkata as it is known today. Sutanuti, Govindapur, and Kalikata are the three villages East India Company acquired zamindari rights in 1698.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

Gobindapur, Kalikata and Sutanuti were the villages acquired by The East India Company with its zamindari rights.

Explanation:

It was in 1698, the British East India company brought three villages named Gobindapur, Kalikata and Sutanuti from Sabarna Roy Chaudhary. These 3 villages constituted the initial Calcutta. They were sold together with the zamindari rights according to which the East India company became the owners of the land and they could collect the tax from the petty farmers working in the land.
It was Job Charnock, a company official, initially settled in Calcutta and became the founder of the city, later. The aim behind buying the land was to found East India Company's Benagl headquarters. Construction of the Fort William starts in 1697 itself, long before having complete rights over the land. Job Charnock's son in law, Charles Eyre, acquired the zamindari rights over these villages in 1698.


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