zamindars

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noun

(Bangladesh) An Indian landowner who collected local taxes and paid them to the British government.

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zamindari peasantry nawabs landlordism feudal lord petty bourgeoisie feudalism brahmins kshatriya maharaja mughal rajputs petite bourgeoisie comprador landed gentry britishers

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