Frederick Eden Pargiter
A Revenue History of the Sundarbans from 1765 to 1870
- 400 pages
- English
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About This Book
The Sundarban stretches from the brackish waters of the broad Hooghly on the west, to the fresh waters of the still broader Meghna to the east; the turbid waters of the Bay of Bengal on its southern limits, to the zamindari or pargana lands on its northern extremity and includes in its southern fringes the dense natural mangrove forests, it is famous for.
The revenue history of Sundarbans is linked up with its riverine and coastal networks to its strategic location at the head of the Bay of Bengal which made it a natural protective barrier for the densely populated city of Calcutta. The massive transformation combined with the changed physical structure of Sundarban influenced society and economy on the one hand and invited settlers to establish their control in that region on the other.
The text of Pargiter focuses on the revenue history of a larger part of Sundarbans, viz., Jessore, Khulna, Bakarganj and some parts of 24-Parganas since the inception of the colonial rule in Bengal. It has also been shown how the colonial administrators took various types of measures for collecting revenue by the way of land reclamation.
The introductory note by the editor analyses the revenue settlement policies which had been implemented on different occasions to ensure the revenue maximization policies of the British Raj on the one hand and to establish an human settlement in the deltaic region on the other.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- I. Early History, 1765-1816
- II. Establishment of the Sundarban Commission and Preliminary Operations, 1816-1821
- III. Completion of the Operation in the 24-Parganas, 1821-1828
- IV. Final Determination of the Right of the State to the Sundarbans, 1827-1828
- V. Definition of the Boundary of the Sundarban Forest, 1828-1833
- VI. Jurisdiction and Summary of Operations, 1828-1836
- VII. Resumptions, 1828-1836
- VIII. Grant Rules of 1830, and Grants of Forest Lands, 1829-1836
- IX. Settlement of Resumed and other Lands, 1828-1836
- X. Resumptions and Collateral Inquiries, 1834-1844
- XI. Settlements, 1836-1844
- XII. Forest Grants, Grant Rules, and Boundary Difficulties, 1836-1844
- XIII. Abolition and Re-Establishment of the Sundarban Commission, 1844-1846
- XIV. Inquiries, Surveys, Resumptions and Settlements in Connection with Lots 216-230, 1844-1857
- XV. Settlements and Rights of Settlement, 1844-1857
- XVI. Forest Grants, 1844-1853
- XVII. Resurvey and Adjustment of the Sundarban Boundary in the 24-Parganas, 1844-1856
- XVIII. Resumptions, Inquiries, Jurisdiction, etc., 1844-1857
- XIX. Revised Sundarban Grant Rules of 24th September 1853
- XX. Sundarban Grants and the Rules of 1853, 1853-1862
- XXI. Resumed Mahalls and the Rules of 1853, 1853-1862
- XXII. Jurisdiction, Settlements, and Rights of Settlement, 1854-1868
- XXIII. Revenue and other Surveys, Boundary Decisions, and Resumptions, 1852-1870
- XXIV. Schemes of Sundarban Improvement, and Miscellaneous Matters, 1853-1868
- XXV. Rules for the Sale of Waste Lands Free of Land Revenue, and for the Redemption of Land Revenue, 1858-1870
- XXVI. History of Saugor Island, 1811-1877
- Index