mikhail2001
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- Apr 20, 2024
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The division of land among the Indian nobility historically reflects a complex and layered system of land ownership and governance. Here's an overview of how land was divided among the Indian nobility:
- Feudal System and Land Grants: In ancient and medieval India, land was often distributed through a feudal system. Kings and rulers granted land to nobles, military leaders, and administrators in exchange for loyalty, military service, or administrative duties. These land grants were known as "jagirs" or "samantas" and constituted the basis of feudal land tenure.
- Zamindari System: During the colonial period, especially under British rule, the Zamindari system was prevalent in various parts of India. Zamindars were powerful landlords who were granted extensive landholdings by the British colonial authorities. The Zamindars collected revenue from the peasants who cultivated the land and paid a portion of it as tax to the British government.
- Princely States: India was once dotted with numerous princely states, each ruled by a local king or prince. The rulers of these states held vast territories and had control over the administration and governance of their lands. The nobility within these princely states often received land grants and titles from the ruling monarchs, consolidating their power and influence.
- Land Tenure and Revenue Collection: The nobility in India often had hereditary rights to specific territories and held sway over the local population. They collected revenue from the lands they controlled and provided military and administrative services in return. The revenue collected was often used to maintain their households, support their lifestyle, and fund various projects.
- Land Reforms and Post-Independence Changes: After India gained independence in 1947, significant land reforms were implemented to abolish feudal landholdings and redistribute land to landless peasants and farmers. The abolition of Zamindari and the implementation of tenancy reforms aimed to provide land ownership to the tillers of the soil, thereby transforming the agrarian landscape.
- Modern Context: In contemporary India, while the nobility does not own the land, it has "responsibility" over it. This basically means that the Indian nobility still had de jure administrative superiority in the land under its jurisdiction. This is done in practice of citadels being central administrative governance nexus of indian government, from where authority of nobility is felt in its fullness.
Royal Houses and their backgrounds TBD!!!
Establishment: 1865.
Provinces: Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura.
House Head: Rama X(1999-Today)
The initial entrance of the Chakri dynasty into India is marked by their involvement during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Prince Mahesvara Shivavilas Nobavongse, a son of King Mongkut, played a significant role during this period through his commerce ventures in British India. He established a prominent trading network and acquired private lands in India, earning respect among both Indian and English lords. Notably, he influenced the creation of the Bowring Treaty and played a key role in quelling the Indian Rebellion of 1857, thereby mitigating the bloodshed that followed. Subsequently, he and his family remained in India.
Following Indian independence, the Chakri dynasty filled many of the voids left by the departing English elites. They played a pivotal role in the formation of the Tricameral legislature. Sarawong Pongchandaj, an ideological leader within the Chakri dynasty, contributed significantly to the development of the current Indian system. Influenced by socialist movements during the Cold War era, his work "The Future of Indian Progress" secured the Chakri dynasty a lasting place within Indian aristocracy.
Throughout history, the Chakri dynasty has maintained its cultural roots, fostering mutual influence between India and Thailand through their shared nobility. Following their expulsion from power in Thailand, the Chakri dynasty has become even more entrenched within the Indian aristocracy.
Currently, the Chakri dynasty aligns itself with the Muzumdar dynasty, sharing similar authoritarian and reactionary views aimed at maintaining the current Indian system.
Rama X is the head of Chakris, who has been leader since. Following departure of many Chakris from India, and Thai relvolution, both influenced a sharp turn in the house become more authoritarian and reactionary, and developing close ties with Muzumdar dynasty. Rama X took leadership of the house in 1999 after Phueng Thabchumpon who was presiding over Indian side of the house, granted him the leadership.
Provinces: Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura.
House Head: Rama X(1999-Today)
The initial entrance of the Chakri dynasty into India is marked by their involvement during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Prince Mahesvara Shivavilas Nobavongse, a son of King Mongkut, played a significant role during this period through his commerce ventures in British India. He established a prominent trading network and acquired private lands in India, earning respect among both Indian and English lords. Notably, he influenced the creation of the Bowring Treaty and played a key role in quelling the Indian Rebellion of 1857, thereby mitigating the bloodshed that followed. Subsequently, he and his family remained in India.
Following Indian independence, the Chakri dynasty filled many of the voids left by the departing English elites. They played a pivotal role in the formation of the Tricameral legislature. Sarawong Pongchandaj, an ideological leader within the Chakri dynasty, contributed significantly to the development of the current Indian system. Influenced by socialist movements during the Cold War era, his work "The Future of Indian Progress" secured the Chakri dynasty a lasting place within Indian aristocracy.
Throughout history, the Chakri dynasty has maintained its cultural roots, fostering mutual influence between India and Thailand through their shared nobility. Following their expulsion from power in Thailand, the Chakri dynasty has become even more entrenched within the Indian aristocracy.
Currently, the Chakri dynasty aligns itself with the Muzumdar dynasty, sharing similar authoritarian and reactionary views aimed at maintaining the current Indian system.
Rama X is the head of Chakris, who has been leader since. Following departure of many Chakris from India, and Thai relvolution, both influenced a sharp turn in the house become more authoritarian and reactionary, and developing close ties with Muzumdar dynasty. Rama X took leadership of the house in 1999 after Phueng Thabchumpon who was presiding over Indian side of the house, granted him the leadership.
Establishment: 1712.
Provinces: Madhya Pradesh, Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Sikkim, Telangana.
House Head: Catherine III Romanova(1991-Today)
House of Romanov has set foot in India with prelude being the growth of Indo-Russian trade through Astrakhan during Peter the Great. Afterwards following 1696 visit of Semyon Malenkiy to India, which introduced Indian market to Russian Empire and allowed conduct of free trade, also led to the princess and Peters sister, Catherine Alekseyevna, buying land there.
Following Streltsy uprising in 1682, growth of mistrust between Peter and her due to her alleged involvment, culminated with her relationship with steward Bogdanov, who was exiled in Siberia. In a deal with Peter, she and Bogdanov where let to live in Romanovs Indian estate, and Bogdanov thus himself freed from Siberian exile to an Indian one.
Following this, she had multiple children in a matrilinear marriage with Bogdanov, who took up Romanov surname of his wife. As result this tradition continued in what will first get to be known as "Indian branch" of Romanovs, with the branch itself being matriarchical, where women where heads of the house.
In the first period, the "Indian Branch" became a great asset of Russian Empire and Romanovs in both commercial and political dealings with Mughal Empire, which subsequentially led to great increase of wealth of the family in India. After death if Bahadur Shah I, the family became an increasing political force in India, as chaos started raging in Mughal Empire, and their own holdings, which originally where in Delhi itself, came under political pressure.
As wars started raging in Delhi, family would soon relocate itself to Agra, avoiding the sack of Delhi.
From there the family lost majority of its connections with Russian Empire, however it maintained to ensuring purity of russian bloodline, thanks to the expansive russian trade colony that developed around it, thus avoiding inter-marriage with Indians and asians.
Romanovs then participated in collaborating with British East India company, and proved itself as irreplacable asset in dealings between europeans and Indians, having earned the respect of both.
Romanovs would for a period have their own army to protect their commercial interests, this would prove essential in establishing permanent influence in India, and its establishement as part of the ruling elites in East India Company, and would re-open its communication with Russia again, largerly propagating russian influence in the region and serving as diplomatic and commercial hub for indian-russian commerce, besides already being integrated in british-indian administration.
During Russian revolution, Romanovs supported the whites, and completely cut communications with the reds and later USSR after massacre of Romanovs by the communists. This led to exile of many whites into India, establishing what could be called a small russia in India entrenched around Agra. Relations between Communist Part of Russia and Romanovs eased eventually as Romanovs alligned themselves with indian independence movements.
Following the Indian independence, Romanovs filled much of the void left by the British, and helped to ensure implementation of the current Indian system.
TBD!!! WORK IN PROGRESS
Provinces: Madhya Pradesh, Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Sikkim, Telangana.
House Head: Catherine III Romanova(1991-Today)
House of Romanov has set foot in India with prelude being the growth of Indo-Russian trade through Astrakhan during Peter the Great. Afterwards following 1696 visit of Semyon Malenkiy to India, which introduced Indian market to Russian Empire and allowed conduct of free trade, also led to the princess and Peters sister, Catherine Alekseyevna, buying land there.
Following Streltsy uprising in 1682, growth of mistrust between Peter and her due to her alleged involvment, culminated with her relationship with steward Bogdanov, who was exiled in Siberia. In a deal with Peter, she and Bogdanov where let to live in Romanovs Indian estate, and Bogdanov thus himself freed from Siberian exile to an Indian one.
Following this, she had multiple children in a matrilinear marriage with Bogdanov, who took up Romanov surname of his wife. As result this tradition continued in what will first get to be known as "Indian branch" of Romanovs, with the branch itself being matriarchical, where women where heads of the house.
In the first period, the "Indian Branch" became a great asset of Russian Empire and Romanovs in both commercial and political dealings with Mughal Empire, which subsequentially led to great increase of wealth of the family in India. After death if Bahadur Shah I, the family became an increasing political force in India, as chaos started raging in Mughal Empire, and their own holdings, which originally where in Delhi itself, came under political pressure.
As wars started raging in Delhi, family would soon relocate itself to Agra, avoiding the sack of Delhi.
From there the family lost majority of its connections with Russian Empire, however it maintained to ensuring purity of russian bloodline, thanks to the expansive russian trade colony that developed around it, thus avoiding inter-marriage with Indians and asians.
Romanovs then participated in collaborating with British East India company, and proved itself as irreplacable asset in dealings between europeans and Indians, having earned the respect of both.
Romanovs would for a period have their own army to protect their commercial interests, this would prove essential in establishing permanent influence in India, and its establishement as part of the ruling elites in East India Company, and would re-open its communication with Russia again, largerly propagating russian influence in the region and serving as diplomatic and commercial hub for indian-russian commerce, besides already being integrated in british-indian administration.
During Russian revolution, Romanovs supported the whites, and completely cut communications with the reds and later USSR after massacre of Romanovs by the communists. This led to exile of many whites into India, establishing what could be called a small russia in India entrenched around Agra. Relations between Communist Part of Russia and Romanovs eased eventually as Romanovs alligned themselves with indian independence movements.
Following the Indian independence, Romanovs filled much of the void left by the British, and helped to ensure implementation of the current Indian system.
TBD!!! WORK IN PROGRESS
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