Who was the Governor General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced there in 1793?
Who was the Governor General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced there in 1793?
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 2
The Permanent Settlement, or Istamrari Bandobast, was introduced in Bengal, Bihar and Odisha in 1793 by Lord Cornwallis, who fixed land revenue permanently and recognised zamindars as landowners.
Bentinck served from 1828 and Curzon was Viceroy from 1899, both much later.
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