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Q7 (IAS/2026) History & Culture › Modern India (Pre-1857) Official Key

Consider the following statements regarding the British policy in Awadh immediately after its annexation in 1856:
1. The taluqdars were dispossessed of their estates but allowed to retain their arms and forts.
2. A Summary Revenue Settlement was made in 1856 assuming that the taluqdars were outsiders.
3. The British believed in taking revenue directly from the peasants by removing the taluqdars.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect: After the annexation of Awadh in 1856, the British were unwilling to tolerate the power of the taluqdars. Immediately after the annexation, the taluqdars were not only dispossessed of their estates but also disarmed, and their forts were completely destroyed.

Statement 2 is correct: The British land revenue policy further undermined the authority of the taluqdars. The first British revenue settlement, known as the Summary Settlement of 1856, was based on the assumption that the taluqdars were interlopers (outsiders) with no permanent stakes in the land, having established their hold through force and fraud.

Statement 3 is correct: The Summary Settlement proceeded to remove the taluqdars wherever possible. The British land revenue officers believed that by removing the taluqdars, they would be able to settle the land revenue directly with the actual owners of the soil (the peasants or village communities) and reduce the burden on them.

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This is a classic, high-fairness question directly sourced from NCERT Class XII (Themes Part III) and Spectrum. It tests your conceptual clarity on the agrarian and socio-political triggers of the 1857 Revolt in Awadh, specifically the mechanics of British land revenue policies.

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Were the taluqdars of Awadh allowed to retain their arms and forts after the British annexation in 1856
Origin: Direct from books Fairness: Straightforward Book-answerable
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THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART III, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 10: REBELS AND THE RAJ > The Nawab has left > p. 268
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“and issues, traditions and loyalties worked themselves out in the revolt of 1857. In Awadh, more than anywhere else, the revolt became an expression of popular resistance to an alien order. The annexation displaced not just the Nawab. It also dispossessed the taluqdars of the region. The countryside of Awadh was dotted with the estates and forts of taluqdars who for many generations had controlled land and power in the countryside. Before the coming of the British, taluqdars maintained armed retainers, built forts, and enjoyed a degree of autonomy, as long as they accepted the suzerainty of the Nawab and paid the revenue of their taluqs.”
Why this source?
  • Explicitly states that the British annexation in 1856 dispossessed the taluqdars of the region.
  • Contrasts the pre-British period, when taluqdars maintained armed retainers and built forts, with the new 'alien order' established after annexation.
  • Indicates that the autonomy and military power (forts and arms) they enjoyed under the Nawab were stripped away by the British.
THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART III, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 10: REBELS AND THE RAJ > Discuss... > p. 284
Presence: 3/5
“• 1801 | Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Wellesley in Awadh • 1856 | Nawab Wajid Ali Shah deposed; Awadh annexed • 1856-57 | Summary revenue settlements introduced in Awadh by the British • 10 May | Mutiny starts in Meerut • 11-12 May | Delhi garrisons revolt; Bahadur Shah accepts nominal leadership • 20-27 May | Sepoys mutiny in Aligarh, Etawah, Mainpuri, Etah • 30 May | Rising in Lucknow • May-June | Mutiny turns into a general revolt of the people • 30 June | British suffer defeat in the battle of Chinhat • 25 Sept | British forces under Havelock and Outram enter the Residency in Lucknow • July | Shah Mal killed in battle June | Rani Jhansi killed in battle Fig.”
Why this source?
  • Confirms the 1856 annexation of Awadh and the immediate introduction of Summary revenue settlements (1856-57).
  • Provides the chronological context for the dismantling of the traditional taluqdari system following the deposition of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah.
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