Answer:
(i) The annexation of Awadh not only displaced the Nawab but also dispossessed the taluqdars of the region. (ii) In Pre-British times, taluqdars kept armed retainers, built forts and enjoyed sufficient autonomy as long as they accepted the suzerainty of the Nawab and paid the revenue of their taluq. (iii) The British did not want to tolerate the power of the taluqdars. The taluqdars of Awadh were disarmed and their forts smashed just after the annexation. (iv) The land revenue policy of the British further undermined the position and authority of the taluqdars. The Summary Settlement proceeded to remove the taluqdars. Data show that before the arrival of the British, taluqdars had held 67% of me total number of villages in Awadh, by the Summary Settlement this number had come down to 38%.
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