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Which famous eighteenth-century Bengal zamindari had a woman at the helm?

ARajshahi
BBurdwan
CDinajpur
DBirbhum
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Rajshahi
1. Landed women could inherit and sell zamindaris. 2. Rajshahi was headed by a woman. 3. Punjab widows sold inherited land. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part II, Theme 8, Peasants, Zamindars and the State: Agrarian Society and the Mughal Empire._
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