Land Tenure System in Colonial India

Visual Essays:

(1) Land Tenure System in Colonial India - Mehek Bhatia and Amruta Veer
(2) Mapping the Land Tenure System in Colonial India — Sravanthi Vempalli

Introduction

The British entered India in 1608, on the pretext of trade. Within years, they fought multiple battles with the regional kings, and began expanding their horizon to ultimately become colonial rulers of the subcontinent. While the East India Company governed India from 1757 to 1857, the Crown took over direct control in 1857, that carries the milestone of India’s First War of Independence. Let us take a walk on the journey of Colonial India by looking at the timeline and mapping of the colonial land tenure system from 1765 to 1947.

1613 — The British built a factory in India, with the consent of Jahangir. This was the starting point of the British expansion in India.

(Banerjee & Iyer, 2005)

Did you know?

The British first came to Surat, India in August, 1608 for the purpose of trade. They came as traders of spices, which was one of the most important commodities in Europe, back then. (Banerjee & Iyer, 2005)

1793 — The Zamindari system was introduced, which aimed at collecting fixed revenues from the farmers. (Banerjee & Iyer, 2005)

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Bibliography

• Banerjee, A., & Iyer, L. (2005). History, Institutions, and Economic Performance: The Legacy of Colonial Land Tenure Systems in India. American Economic Review, 95(4), 1190–1213. doi:10.1257/0002828054825574
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• Chandra, B. (2020). History of Modern India. Pearson Education India.
• IGNOU. (2020). Land Reforms During 1947–1970

This assignment has been compiled and completed Mehek Bhatia and Amruta Veer, students of FLAME University — Class of 2021.

Mehek is a student pursuing a major in Human Resources and a minor in Public Policy. Amruta is pursuing a major in International Studies and a minor in Public Policy.