HISTORY
MEDIAVAL INDIA
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Question
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Which of the following measures of Sher Shah Suri greatly helped in the promotion of trade and commerce?
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He got many important roads built
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The roads were very safe
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He abolished all internal duties and taxes were levied only at the points of import and sales
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He built several sarais on the highways
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -He built several sarais on the highways.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sher Shah Suri, born Farīd Khān, was the founder of the Suri Empire in India, with its capital in Sasaram in modern-day Bihar. He introduced the currency of rupee. An ethnic Afghan ruler, Sher Shah took control of the Mughal Empire in 1540. After his accidental death in 1545, his son Islam Shah became his successor.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sher Shah was a capable military and civilian administrator. He set up reforms in various areas. Akbar later built on these reforms and extended them further. Many of these reforms pertained to the army, but the principal reforms for which he is remembered are those connected with revenue administration.
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