<P> As the chronology above shows, the acquisition of land by the British was a gradual process, dictated by their military conquests over the South Asia . This acquisition of lands--and its pattern--determined the method of revenue collection that the colonial power opted for, beginning with the diwani, the first time the British gained the right to collect revenue from local land . In due time, with the introduction of the British Raj, they would stamp their legal authority over the South Asia by introducing a number of reforms that would systematically create a new breed of intermediaries in the revenue system . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section is empty . You can help by adding to it . (December 2012) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section is empty . You can help by adding to it . (December 2012) </Td> </Tr> <P> Difference from Modern Feudalism </P>

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