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Deliberating Colonial Policies to Understand the Causes behind Tribal Revolts in the Chota Nagpur Plateau – Part I

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The eminent domain is the power of the sovereign to acquire property of an individual for public use without the necessity of his consent. This had a levelling effect on the area as traditional levy payers of the previous government fell prey to a burgeoning, usurious moneylending class.