INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Zamindari was divisible among legal heirs and could also be freely bought and sold.

Detailed explanation-2: -They had hereditary rights of collecting land revenues which could go up to 25 percent of the revenue. They generally made collection from the individual peasants at rates fixed by custom or by themselves and paid a fixed tax to the Government.

Detailed explanation-3: -During the Mughal Empire, zamindars belonged to the nobility and formed the ruling class. 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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Solution: Zamindars were powerful local chieftains who were appointed by the Mughal rulers. They collected revenue and taxes from the peasants and gave them to the Mughal Emperor. They became more powerful in some areas with time.

Detailed explanation-5: -Zamindari System (Permanent Land Revenue Settlement) Zamindars were recognized as the owner of the lands. Zamindars were given the rights to collect the rent from the peasants. While the zamindars became the owners of the land, the actual farmers became tenants. The tax was to be paid even at the time of poor yield.