This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1830 Excerpt: ...lands. The anticipated advantages of the new system of Bengal now determined the government to adopt the same plan in Madras. The territorial division of the whole country was renewed. A certain number of villages were formed into a Zemindary, or, as they were called, a Moottah, orrevenue farm, and the waste lands'were ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1830 Excerpt: ...lands. The anticipated advantages of the new system of Bengal now determined the government to adopt the same plan in Madras. The territorial division of the whole country was renewed. A certain number of villages were formed into a Zemindary, or, as they were called, a Moottah, orrevenue farm, and the waste lands'were made over to the contractor as the source of his profit. These Moottahs have been sold and re-sold till they have at length found their level, and the system of Bengal has been adopted throughout the Havelly lands of the northern Circars. THE JAGHIRE.--The country immediately surrounding Madras, the seat of government of the Nabob of Arcot, is styled the J aghire, from being the private personal estate granted to him by the Great Mogul. The wars in which the Nabob Mahomed Ally Khan was involved, and the services rendered to 'his family by the English, induced him to cede a part of this estate into' their hands in the year 1750, and the remainder in 1763. This tract was, however, farmed to the Nabob's agents till the year 1780, when the Madras government took the management into its own hands. During the period it was thus rented, the district exhibited one entire scene of rapine and oppression; added to which, the Car-" natic had been twice ravaged and sacked, by the invasion of Hyder in 1768 and in 1780, and on the latter occasion hardly a vestige of any villages was left, while the whole plain is represented as ''' being strewed with the bones and carcasses of human beings." To the ravages of war a famine succeeded, 'and the emigration that ensued nearly depopulated the country.. It was not till the year 1783 that the people had returned sufliciently to enable the government to divi...
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Clothbound rebound octavo book with gold stamped lettering on spine, cover in good condition with sun faded spine. foxing, library markings throughout and stamps and stickers on inside of front cover, clear of other marks. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 900grams, ISBN:
