Question

who were the zamindars? how did they come into existence

Answer 1

Answers:

Zamindars were the landlord or occupier of the land in the period of British rule. They come into the existence in the period of the Land Revenue Act in British India.

Explanation:

Zamindar is the word where the name was mostly used by the Mughals and other Muslim Monarchies. The word comes from the Persian. During the land revenue act by British India for the emperors or kings from ancient times, the land was separated into jagirs, they were given to the Jagirdars, and they were separate the land and given to the Zamindars. Zamindar made workers cultivate the land and they collected their tax form the worker's revenue.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The land holders or owners who have right to collect revenue or the new revenue collectors were called zamindars. They come into existence in the period of land revenue act in British India.