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Who were the Jotedars?

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Who were the Jotedars?
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Tay Tayjit 3 years, 9 months ago

Jotedars were a group of rich peasants who consolidated thier position by the end of 18th century. They controlled vast areas of land, local trade and moneylending thus excersing immence control over poorer cultivators of villages. They were known by various name like Hoalodars, gantidars and mandals.

Yogita Ingle 5 years, 4 months ago

When zamindars were in crisis in the eighteenth century, a group of rich peasants consolidated its position in the villages of Bengal. This class of rich peasants came to be known as jotedars. They had a control over vast areas of land. Sometimes they had even a control on many thousand acres of land. They even controlled local trade and moneylending. They exercised immense power over the poor cultivators of the region. They had even become more powerful than the zamindars. The following reasons were responsible for their strong position :

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