The Raiyots (tenants) refused to accept the zamindari rent increase beyond the customary rates.
This time period also saw a rise in the lesser-landed nobility (Chowdhurys and Taluqdars), whose existence did not fall under the Permanent Settlement laws.
The Madhyasvatvas, as they were called (literally Subinfeudation), received their rights by purchase, and not by inheritance like the lords.
The government tried to accommodate[citation needed] this class by enacting the Rent Act in 1859.
The Rent Commission of the Bengal Legislative Council, therefore, enacted the third Act of 1885.