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Detailed explanation-1: -The zamindari system was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in 1793 through Permanent Settlement that fixed the land rights of the members in perpetuity without any provision for fixed rent or occupancy right for actual cultivators.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lord Cornwallis introduced the Zamindari System under his Permanent Settlement Act. The three major components of the Zamindari System were – British, Zamindar (Landlord) and peasants.

Detailed explanation-3: -Zamindari System was introduced by Cornwallis in 1793 through the Permanent Settlement Act. It was introduced in the provinces of Bengal, Bihar, Orissa and Varanasi. Also known as Permanent Settlement System. Zamindars were recognized as the owner of the lands.

Detailed explanation-4: -The zamindari system was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in 1793. The zamindari system in India existed during the period of the Mughal empire as well. But there were several distinctions between the zamindari system used by the British and the Mughal zamindari system. It was part of a permanent settlement act.

Detailed explanation-5: -Emperor Akbar granted them mansabs and their ancestral domains were treated as jagirs. Some zamindars were Hindu by religion and brahmin or kayastha or kshatriya by caste. During the colonial era, the Permanent Settlement consolidated what became known as the zamindari system.