INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Shershah had also established the per Bigha land (Rai) for the lands under continuous cultivation (Polaj) and the lands which kept out of cultivation temporarily (Parauti). Rai was average of three rates representing good, middle and low yields. This rai system was later adopted by Akbar.

Detailed explanation-2: -Akbar’s land revenue system was based on what Shershah Suri implemented during his short tenure. Thus, the land revenue system of Akbar was neither an innovation nor an invention. His indebtedness to the earlier rulers is immense but this has not diminished his fame as far as the land revenue system is concerned.

Detailed explanation-3: -Jaziya which was imposed on Hindus, and Khams, the booty, were also a means to enrich the royal treasury, but the chief source of the income of the empire was land revenue. As Land Revenue was the primary source of income of the empire, Sher Shah paid due attention towards the welfare of the peasants.