Write
short note on
the
handships faced by the farm
Bengal under the company
rule?
Answers
Answer:
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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