HISTORY
SULTANS
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Question
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A cash payment made by the State to the village headman
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A village assigned to a khot
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A small cess collected by the village headman from the peasants
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The revenue assessed on the land cultivated by the khots and Muqaddams
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: c. a small cess collected by the village headman from the peasants.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Sultan mainly collected five categories of taxes besides certain others. They were Ushr, Kharaj, Khams, Jizya, and Zakat. Ushr and Kharaj were land taxes collected from Muslims and non-Muslims, respectively. Khams was a fraction of the proceeds of war.
Detailed explanation-3: -The provinces under the Delhi Sultanate were called iqtas. The were initially under the control of the nobles. The village remained the basic unit of the administration. The village headman was known as muqaddam or chaudhri.
Detailed explanation-4: -The lowest stratum of the society of Delhi Sultanate was peasants. They lived in villages, paid taxes to state as land revenue. A change in dynasty generally did not brought any change in their lives. There was a rigid caste system.