History & Civics
What did the British do to reduce the landed aristocracy to poverty?
Revolt 1857
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According to the provisions of the Inam Commission(1852), 20,000 estates were confiscated when the landlords failed to produce evidence like title deeds by which they held the land. These confiscated lands were sold by public auction to the highest bidders. This drove the landed aristocracy to poverty.
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