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The Zamindari Association was an association of zamindars in India. It was later renamed to Landholders' Society.[1][2]
The Zamindari Association was formed in March 1837 as a political organization for zamindars.[1][3] The founders of the association were prominent zamindars of Bengal; such as Bhabani Charan Bandyopadhyay, Dwarkanath Tagore, Prasanna Kumar Tagore, Radhakanta Deb, and Ramkamal Sen.[1]
The association campaigned for Permanent Settlement to be implemented all over India.[1] It also maintained close ties with the British India Society in London.[1] It was able to secure concession from the British that allowed tax exemption status to temples and lands for Brahmans.[1] British citizens in India were allowed to become members of the association.[1]
The society did not expand outside of Bengal due to the lack of implementation of the Permanent Settlement outside of India.[1] It started declining from 1842 and closed in 1850.[1] It and the Bengal British India Society were merged into the British Indian Association.[4][5]
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