Land revenue collection, zamindari roles and rural change (17th–18th centuries)

1. Todar Mal’s dahsala (zabt) assessment formalized

   Jan 1, 1580Labels: Todar Mal, Dahsala

   • Britannica
   • Todar Mal
   • Dahsala

2. Ain-i-Akbari compiled as administrative revenue record

   Jan 1, 1596Labels: Ain-i-Akbari, Abu'l Fazl

   • Ain i Akbari

3. Zamindars entrenched as intermediaries in revenue collection

   Jan 1, 1600Labels: Zamindars, Ryots

   • Britannica
   • Zamindar

4. Jagirdari revenue assignments intensify extraction incentives

   Jan 1, 1650Labels: Jagirdari, Jagirs

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

5. Aurangzeb remits numerous taxes after accession

   Jan 1, 1658Labels: Aurangzeb

   • Aurangzeb

6. Pathan uprisings disrupt northwest districts and routes

   Jan 1, 1667Labels: Pathans, Northwest

   • Britannica

7. Jat rebellion erupts amid rural revenue grievances

   Jan 1, 1669Labels: Jats, Mathura

   • Britannica
   • Jat Rebellion

8. Satnami revolt challenges Mughal officials in Narnaul

   May 1, 1672Labels: Satnami, Narnaul

   • Britannica
   • Aurangzeb

9. Execution of Guru Tegh Bahadur amid Punjab unrest

   Nov 1, 1675Labels: Guru Tegh, Punjab

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

10. Jizya reimposed, adding to rural fiscal burdens

    Jan 1, 1679Labels: Jizya, Aurangzeb

    • Aurangzeb
    • Britannica

11. Prolonged Deccan war shifts attention and strains revenue

    Jan 1, 1682Labels: Deccan War, Aurangzeb

    • Britannica
    • Britannica

12. Aurangzeb’s death accelerates fragmentation of revenue authority

    Mar 3, 1707Labels: Aurangzeb, Revenue Authority

    • Aurangzeb
    • Decline

13. Bengal’s nawabs operate with growing fiscal independence

    Jan 1, 1720Labels: Bengal Nawabs, Bengal

    • Nawabs
    • Decline

14. Company receives Bengal diwani rights via Treaty of Allahabad

    Aug 16, 1765Labels: East India, Diwani

    • Treaty
    • Decline
    • Nawabs

15. Great Bengal famine exposes vulnerabilities under diwani regime

    Jan 1, 1770Labels: Great Bengal, Bengal

    • Bengal famine
    • Nawabs