INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

SULTANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The term ‘Khalisa’ in the Sultanate and Mughal periods was used for
A
lands revenue which was directly deposited in the imperial treasury
B
lands owned by the Sufi establishment
C
crown lands
D
land revenue which was assigned to the nobles for maintaining troops
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Khalisa land refers to land owned directly by the Mughal Emperor. The revenue collected from these lands was sent to the Emperor’s personal treasury.

Detailed explanation-2: -Under the reign of Akbar land was divided into two categories-Khalisa and Jagir. Land revenue of Khalisa was directly for the royal treasury and Jagirs were allocated to the Jagirdars according to their rank.

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