| 词条 | Bengal Tenancy Act (1885) |
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}} The Bengal Tenancy Act 1885 was an enactment of the Bengal government that defined the rights of zamindars (lords) and their tenants in response to a widespread peasant revolt. BackgroundEighteenth centuryThe Permanent settlement of 1793 gave absolute rights to the zamindars, who hereditary landholders and ruled as such, but the rights of tenants were not defined. With time, in the nineteenth century, the land demand increased and the lords increased rents and land revenues. The Ryots (tenants) refused to accept the zamindari rent increase beyond the customary rates. This time period also saw a rise in the lesser-landed nobility (Chowdhurys and Taluqdars), whose existence did not fall under the Permanent Settlement laws. The Madhyasvatvas, as they were called (literally Subinfeudation), received their rights by purchase, and not by inheritance like the lords. The government tried to accommodate{{Citation needed|date=July 2017}} this class by enacting the Rent Act in 1859. But the issues remained. Nineteenth centuryUprisings such as that in Pabna caused great problems{{Clarify|date=April 2013}}. The Rent Commission of the Bengal Legislative Council, therefore, enacted the third Act of 1885. See also
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1 : History of Bengal |
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