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The ryotwari system was developed and extended over south India by:

AAlexander Read
BHolt Mackenzie
CRobert Clive
DThomas Munro
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Thomas Munro
1. He was Governor of Madras from 1819 to 1826. 2. Thomas Munro developed the system. 3. He saw the British as paternal protectors of ryots. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts III, Chapter 3, Ruling the Countryside._
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