Socio-Economic Conditions under Dogra Rule: Land, Taxation, Begar, Agriculture and Crafts
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The socio-economic history of Dogra Jammu and Kashmir was shaped by agriculture, land revenue, taxation, begar, crafts and trade. This article examines agrarian relations, the shawl economy, famine, rural society and the reforms that gradually…
Ranbir Singh and the Administrative Development of Jammu & Kashmir
Maharaja Ranbir Singh transformed the administrative machinery of the Dogra state between 1857 and 1885. This article examines his judicial, revenue, legal, educational, communication and frontier reforms and their significance in the development of…