HistoryModern India: Rebels and the Raj

In which year was the Summary Settlement, the first British revenue s…

In which year was the Summary Settlement, the first British revenue settlement in Awadh after annexation, made?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → 1856

The Summary Settlement of 1856 was the first British revenue settlement in Awadh. It treated taluqdars as interlopers and removed them wherever possible.

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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 land: they had established their hold over land through force and fraud. The Summary Settlement proceeded to remove the taluqdars wherever possible. …”