___________ helped the British during the Santhal rebellion and the 1857 revolt.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Mehtab Chand
The Rajas of Burdwan were among the great zamindars of Bengal. When the Permanent Settlement was imposed, Tejchand was the Raja, and in 1797 the Raja’s estates were put up for auction because of huge arrears of revenue. Later, under Maharaja Mehtab Chand (1820-79), the estate prospered, and Mehtab Chand helped the British during the Santhal rebellion and the revolt of 1857.
NCERT (2025-26): “1.1 An auction in Burdwan … In 1797 there was an auction in Burdwan (present-day Bardhaman). It was a big public event. A number of mahals (estates) held by the Raja of Burdwan were being sold. The Permanent Settlement had come into operation in 1793. The East India Company had fixed the revenue that each zamindar had to pay. The estates of those who failed to pay were to be auctioned to recover the revenue. Since the raja had accumulated huge arrears, his estates had been put up for auction.…”
Fig. 9.6 Maharaja Mehtab Chand (1820-79) |
