Who introduced Mahalwari system in north Indian society?
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The Mahalwari system was introduced by Holt Mackenzie in 1822.
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The Mahalwari system was introduced by Holt Mackenzie in 1822 in northern society.
- The other two systems were the Permanent Settlement in Bengal in 1793 and the Ryotwari system in 1820.
- It covered the states of Punjab, Awadh and Agra, parts of Orissa, and Madhya Pradesh.
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✒ About Mahalwari system
- The Mahalwari system was introduced by Holt Mackenzie in 1822.
- The other two systems were the Permanent Settlement in Bengal in 1793 and the Ryotwari system in 1820.
- It covered the states of Punjab, Awadh and Agra, parts of Orissa, and Madhya Pradesh. During the 1800s, the British established control over the administrative machinery of India.
- The System of Land Revenue acted as a chief source of income of the British.
- Land was one of the most important source of income for the British.
- Thus, they used land to control the entire Revenue system, strengthening their economic condition in India.
✒ About Holt Mackenzie
- Holt Mackenzie was a britisher who started the mahalwari system in north- western provinces of bengal presidency in 1822.
- For this new revenue system, the land was inspected and measured to estimate the revenue of each plot.
- Finally the revenue of each plot was added to decide the revenue of each mahal (village) .
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