(3) The zamindars were recognised owners of land and a ten years’ settlement was made with them in 1790. In 1793 Lord Cornwallis (1786-93), the decennial settlement was declared permanent and the zamindars and their legitimate successors were allowed to hold their estates at that very assessed rate for ever. The State demand was fixed at 89 per cent of rental,leaving 11 per cent with the zamindars as their share for their trouble and responsibility.