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Definition of Talukdars
1. talukdar [n] - See also: talukdar
Lexicographical Neighbors of Talukdars
Literary usage of Talukdars
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Speeches: 1898-1901 by George Nathaniel Curzon Curzon (1901)
"Throughout this period the talukdars of Oudh have been animated by the same spirit
of loyalty and of good sense, which I think it is no ..."
2. Our Viceregal Life in India: Selections from My Journal, 1884-1888 (1889)
"We had a dinner party first, at which several native gentlemen, talukdars from
Oude, dined, as well as most of the gentlemen who were about to be decorated. ..."
3. Speeches Delivered in India, 1884-1888 (1890)
"... at a grand fete by the talukdars of Oudh at the Baradari in Lucknow. ...
to the Viceroy on behalf of the talukdars, and His Excellency replied as ..."
4. A Collection of Treaties, Engagements, and Sanads Relating to India and by India Foreign and Political Dept (1892)
"... and our heirs shall do the same. We pass this agreement of our owii free-will.
Here/Mow the signatures of the talukdars and ..."
5. India by John Strachey (1894)
"... reports — Settlements in Oudh—The talukdars—Lord Canning's Proclamation—
Confiscation of rights—Measures of Lord Lawrence—Recent improvements—Condition ..."
6. College history of India: Asiatic and European by James Talboys Wheeler (1888)
"Oudh and North- West Provinces: disaffected talukdars. § 3. Bengal, Bombay,
Madras, and Punjab : loyalty and content. §4. "King" at Delhi: British force at ..."
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