The khuntkatti tenure was prevalent in which one of the following regi

The khuntkatti tenure was prevalent in which one of the following regions of India during the British Colonial Rule?

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Bundelkhand

Karnataka

Chota Nagpur

Madras Presidency

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The khuntkatti tenure system was a traditional system of land ownership prevalent among the Munda tribe in the Chota Nagpur region of modern-day Jharkhand. Under this system, land was owned collectively by the Munda clan (kili), who cleared the forest and brought the land under cultivation. Individual families cultivated portions of this communal land, but ownership remained with the community. The British administration and the introduction of Zamindari system disrupted this communal ownership, leading to peasant discontent and revolts like the Munda Rebellion (Ulgulan) led by Birsa Munda in the late 19th century.

Khuntkatti tenure was a communal land ownership system specific to the Munda tribe in the Chota Nagpur area.

The Chota Nagpur region is located in eastern India, covering parts of Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar, and Chhattisgarh. The other regions mentioned (Bundelkhand, Karnataka, Madras Presidency) had different prevailing land tenure systems like Ryotwari, Mahalwari, or different forms of Zamindari.

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