why where the countryside pesants and zamindars not happy with the East India company
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How else the British use the countryside from other than collecting revenues? The strategies they adopted were: They compelled artisans to sell their goods to the company at very low prices. Peasants were also forced to pay dues as per demand.
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Ruling the Countryside
Grant of Diwani
The East India Company was made the Diwan of Bengal on 12 August 1765; by then Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II. Thus, the Company became of the chief financial administrator of the territory of Bengal.
The Company officials understood one important aspect of expanding their base in India. They understood the importance of those who had ruled the countryside in the past, and had enjoyed authority and prestige. The Company wanted to be careful not to annoy those people.
Growth of Revenue: Initially, the Company was just interested in collecting revenue so that its trade and other expenses could be financed. But the Company was not interested in setting up any regular system of assessment and collection. The revenue was enough to double the purchase by Company within five years.
Growth of problems for common people: But the Bengal economy was facing a deep crisis. Artisans were being forced to sell their goods to the Company at low prices and hence most of them were deserting their villages. Peasants were not able to pay the dues. Production by artisans declined and farm production also declined. In 1770, a terrible famine hit Bengal. It killed 10 million people.