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What is a "Mahal" in the context of British administration of India?

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A revenue estate

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The king's palace

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A farm

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A freedom movement

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The correct option is A A revenue estate
The British introduced the Mahalwari system where the estimated revenue of each plot within a village was added up to calculate the revenue that each village (Mahal) had to pay.

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