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Download Solution PDFUnder the Governor Generalship of ________, the Permanent Settlement was introduced in 1793.
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Lord CornwallisKey Points
- Lord Cornwallis
- Lord Cornwallis was the Governor-General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced there in 1793.
- The permanent settlement is also known as the Permanent Settlement of Bengal.
- It was an agreement between the British East India Company and the Landlords of Bengal to fix the land revenue.
- Land revenue was the major source of income for the British in India.
- Permanent Settlement was one such land revenue system.
- It was first introduced in Bengal and Bihar and later it was introduced in Madras and Varanasi.
- This system was also known as the Zamindari system.
- He is known as the 'Father of Civil Services in India'.
- He created the post of District Judge.
- he was the first person to codify laws in 1793.
Additional Information
- Warren Hastings
- First Governor-General of Bengal.
- He abolished the dual system of administration.
- Regulating Act of 1773 and Pitt’s India Act of 1784.
- Rohilla war in 1774.
- He established Supreme Court in Calcutta.
- He founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal.
- First Anglo-Maratha War (1775-1782) ended with the Treaty of Salbai.
- The second Anglo-Mysore war (1780-1784) ended with the Treaty of Mangalore.
- Lord Dalhousie
- He implemented the Doctrine of Lapse
- credited with significant infrastructural advancements in India
- William Bentick
- He known for his efforts in social reform, including the abolition of sati (the practice of widow immolation) in 1829
- He emphasized the promotion of Western education in India
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