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'''Madhyasvatva''' (literally meaning "[[Subinfeudation]]") was a term used to denote the intermediate rights (lesser [[nobles]], or tributaries to higher-ranking [[lord]]s) that developed in [[Bengal]] following the [[Permanent Settlement|Permanent Settlement Act of 1793]] by [[Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis|Lord Cornwallis]]. <br />
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The "[[zamindars]]" (or [[Indian feudalism|feudal]] [[lord]]s) created new offices and rights in between themselves and the [[peasant]]s or the "[[Ryot]]s". This practice of land ownership has been described by the nineteenth century revenue surveyors as having similarities with [[Feudalism|European feudalism]] of pre-[[Modern history|modern times]].<br />
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The "[[taluqdar]]s" rose during this stage in Bengal and in a few generations transformed into petty [[Aristocracy (class)|aristocrat]]s.<ref>{{cite book |last=Islam |first=Sirajul |year=2012 |chapter=Madhyasvatva |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Madhyasvatva |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref><br />
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