Pradyumna Shah, king of Garhwal, who steadfastly fought ferocious Gurkha invaders from Nepal was killed in the battle of Khurbura in Dehradun in 1804. With Pradyumna Shah's death, the Gurkhas established their tyrannical rule in Garhwal until 1814, when the British defeated them at the Khalanga fort. 79. During the period of 'Chand dynasty' in Uttarakhand the land owner was called as:

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(c) Thatwan — • In Chand dynasty, the land owner or former used to be called 'Thatwan'. Thatwan was free to form on his own land. However, Thatwan was not supposed to leave land or deny tax payment. Land tax collection was much disciplined and the state used to action land in case of not tax payment from 'Thatwan'. The Thatwan had to apply for leaving the land by offering stone and rupee.

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(A) Khayakar

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(B) Sirtan

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(D) Dhanti

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