Question
Consider the following statement/s with reference to
Bengal in 18th Century: 1. Murshid quli Khan shifted capital from Dhaka to Murshidabad 2. Alivardi Khan abolished Jagirdari System and replaced it with Ijarah System of Revenue farming. Which of the above Statements is/are correct?Solution
â—Ź Statement 1 is correct: Murshid Quli Khan was the First independent Nawab of Bengal. He shifted the Capital from Dhaka to Murshidabad. â—Ź Statement 2 is Incorrect: Murshid Quli Khan, to rationalise the revenue collection abolished the Jagirdari system and replaced it with the revenue farming / Ijara/ malzamini system. This was a contract system by which contracts of the collection of land revenue were granted to ijaradars, i.e. contractors by taking security bonds from them.
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