The 'Zamindari System' is a kind of feudal system, introduced by the Mughals to collect taxes from peasants. The practice was continued under British rule. After independence, however, the system was abolished in India and East Pakistan (present day Bangladesh), but is still current in Pakistan.

The word 'Zamindar' has for some time been used for a peasant who owns land.

Zamindar was also the name of a popular and very influencial Muslim newspaper in the Indian subcontinent run by Maulana Zafar Ali Khan.

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	Zamindar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (459 words) In the Mughal Era, the Zamindari system was begun to ensure proper collection of taxes during a period when the power and influence of the Mughal emperors was in decline. The Zamindari system was a way of collecting taxes from peasants in which the zamindar would collect all taxes on his lands and then hand over the collected taxes to the British authorities (keeping a portion for himself). The abolition of the Zamindari system (which divided the society into lords, owners of property, and commoners, users of property) in East Pakistan (1950) was a major landmark in Bangladesh's movement to a "people's state". Examples of feudalism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1284 words) The Zamindari System is often referred to as a feudal-like system. Originally the Zamindari System was introduced in the pre-colonial period to collect taxes from peasants, and it continued during colonial British rule. The system of land tenure in Scotland was until recently overwhelmingly feudal in nature.
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