Talk:Taluqdar

Talukdar

Ok 223.233.54.166 (talk) 02:02, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

The Talukdars or Talukders (Bengali: তালুকদার, Urdu: تعلقدار) (from Arabic ta'alluq, "attachment " + dar "owner"), were aristocrats who formed the ruling class during the Delhi Sultanate, Bengal Sultanate, Mughal Empire and British times. They were owners of a vast amount of lands, consistently hereditary,[1][2] and were responsible for collecting taxes. The Taluqdars played helpful roles in the progression of Indian architecture and Indian economy during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb, particularly in Bengal Subah, the most economically developed province in South Asia.[3][4][5] Bara Katra in Dhaka, Bangladesh, built by Shaista Khan through the support of the Talukdars See also: Taluqdar (surname) Being powerful peers, similar to those of Europe in the Middle Ages, after the decline of the Mughal state the Taluqdaris were to withstand the revenue collectors of the Colonial Powers while also bringing given number of villages under their dominion, and thus, according to many historians, the rapid development and enhancing power and wealth of the Taluqdaris during the early 19th century caused tremendous difficulties and concerns to the British East India Company.[note 1] The majority of the Taluqdaris constructed themselves enormous mud fortified towers throughout tropical forests and maintained immense bodies of armed affinities.[6] The Taluqdars of Oudh were Baronial,[7][8][9] with some representing the ancient families.[10] In other cases the historical equivalent in Britain is similar to a member of the landed aristocracy, or perhaps a Lord of the Manor.[11] In contemporary usage, the term is often regarded as a noble tribe and clan,[12] although it may convey some diverse meanings in different parts of the Indian subcontinent.[13] It is mentioned that throughout Oudh till Bihar, there was a presence of large numbers of Rajput Taluqdars and they played an important role in 1857 in the region.[14] Types of Taluqdars Edit (1) A hereditary owner of one or more Taluqas (land-tax jurisdictions)[15][16] or an imperial tax collector[17] with administrative power over a district of several villages in Punjab, Rajasthan, East Bengal (presently Bangladesh), and rest of North India/United Provinces. These kinds of Taluqdars were manorial, and often had both forts and military forces of their own, especially in Oudh,[18][19] where they were known as Barons. Before the British annexation of the Kingdom of Oudh, the larger Taluqdars of this type in the region had occupied a position which amounted to virtual independence.[20] (2) An official and civil servant in Hyderabad State during the British colonial era, equivalent to a magistrate and tax collector. (3) A landholder with peculiar tenures in various other parts of British India. (4) Landholders dividing taxes for the Zamindars in East Bengal (now Bangladesh). (5) Independent rulers of smaller states who exercised sovereign authority over their subjects despite being surrounded by princes. They were a few hundred in number, with hundreds of thousands of people under their jurisdiction.

Ok 223.233.54.166 (talk) 02:02, 1 April 2022 (UTC)