History - Chapter 3 Ruling the countryside

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Mahal

In British revenue records, mahal is a revenue estate which may be a

village or a group of villages.

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Plantation

A large farm operated by a planter employing various forms of forced

labour.

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Slave

A person who is owned by someone else – the slave owner. A slave has no

freedom and is compelled to work for the master.

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Bigha

A unit of measurement of land. Before British rule, the size of this area

varied. In Bengal the British standardized it to about one-third of an acre.

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Vat

A fermenting or storage vessel