Practicing Success
Why did the zamindars hire the Santhals? |
To reclaim the land from the Hill people. To expand cultivation. Both options, 1 and 2. None of the options. |
Both options, 1 and 2. |
The Santhals had begun to come into Bengal around the 1780s. Zamindars hired them to reclaim land and expand cultivation, and British officials invited them to settle in the Jangal Mahals. |