UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2022 · Q2(a) · 20 marks
Explain how the Permanent Settlement initiated a rule of property in Bengal and what were its consequences?
- Chapter
- Economic Impact of British Colonial Rule
- Topic
- The Permanent Settlement
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