Under the Jagirdari system, land revenue assignments (Jagirs) were granted to Jagirdars (often nobility or officials). The Zamindari system (like Permanent Settlement) vested land rights in Zamindars who collected revenue from cultivators. The Ryotwari system involved direct settlement with individual peasants (Ryots) who held ownership rights. The Mahalwari system involved collective revenue settlement with the village community (Mahal).