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Raiyatwar

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TitleRaiyatwar
DetailsAccording to or with Raiyats, familiarly applied to the revenue settlement which was made by Government officers with each actual cultivator of the soil for a given term, usually 12 months, at a stipulated money rent, without the intervention of a third party; it was the mode of assessment which prevailed chiefly. [Wilson’s Glossary]
Created OnJune 9, 2012, 10:00 AM
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