INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MEDIAVAL INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The discriminatory Jizya tax was abolished by
A
Akbar
B
Babar
C
Sher Shah
D
Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Akbar abolished the Jizya Tax in 1564. Unlike other rulers, Akbar thought of Indian subcontinent as his homeland. He believed that people had the right to choose any religion.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jizya was later abolished by the third Mughal emperor Akbar, in 1579.

Detailed explanation-3: -Jizya was abolished by the third Mughal emperor Akbar, in 1564.

Detailed explanation-4: -One of Akbar’s religious policy was the abolition of the jizya-a tax on non-Muslims. He was quite liberal and tolerant towards religions other than his own.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq established Sharia across his realm. He imposed Jizya upon the Brahmins and made it a separate tax. It was abolished by “the third Mughal emperor Akbar”, in 1564.

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