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2. In the south, a system was devised and initiated by Captain Alexander Read, and developed by Thomas Munro. This system was gradually extended to all of South India, where there were no zamindars and the settlement had to be made directly with the cultivators, known locally as ryots, who had tilled the land for generations. What was this system known as?

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ANSWER:

Ryotwari

Explanation:

The Ryotwari system was a land revenue system in British INDIA, INTRODUCED by THOMAS Munro in 1820 based on system administered by Captain Alexander Read in the Baramahal district. It allowed the government to deal directly with the cultivator ('ryot') for revenue collection, and GAVE the peasant freedom to give up or acquire new land for cultivation. The peasant was assessed for only the lands he was cultivating.[



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