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Which of the following statements is incorrect about the Taluqdars and the annexation of Awadh? |
It dispossessed the taluqdars of the region. Taluqdars enjoyed a degree of autonomy, as long as they accepted the suzerainty of the Nawab and paid the revenue of their Taluq. The Summary Settlement proceeded to strengthen the position of Taluqdars wherever possible. All the statements are correct |
The Summary Settlement proceeded to strengthen the position of Taluqdars wherever possible. |
The British land revenue policy further undermined the position and authority of the taluqdars. After annexation, the first British revenue settlement, known as the Summary Settlement of 1856, was based on the assumption that the taluqdars were interlopers with no permanent stakes in the land: they had established their hold over land through force and fraud. The Summary Settlement proceeded to remove the taluqdars wherever possible. |
