write a short note on the hardships faced by the farmers in Bengal under the company rule
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Under the company rule, the farmers had to face adversities and losses. Along with the farmers, the state also witnessed a financial downfall.
° The British had arrived in India as traders, and started their political control from Bengal.
° Bengal was the most fertile and prosperous land in India. East India Company, benefited massively from trading in the State.
° The East India Company began purchasing cotton and silk at a cheap rate by importing gold and silver from Britain.
in five years they doubled the price of the commodities they bought and used the money for export.
° There were barriers to the revenue generation scheme, the first of which were excluded from zamindar status was Zamindar's who could not pay.
° Also, Zamindar's lost interest in paying greater attention to their land.
° Under the Mahalwari Settlement, the amount of revenue was also not fixed, which further put a pressure on the farmers.
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