HISTORY
SULTANS
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Question
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Which of the Sultans measured the land for fixing land revenue?
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1 and 3 only
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1, 2 and 3 only
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1 and 2 only
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1, 2, 3 and 4
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Land Measurement and Tax rates He was the first Sultan who paid attention to measurement (paimaish) of the cultivable land, which he called zabita, and estimated yield per Biswa was fixed as unit of revenue collection (currently, Biswa is 20th part of Bigha).
Detailed explanation-2: -He imposed a 50% kharaj tax on the agricultural produce, and ordered his ministry to collect the revenue directly from the peasants by eliminating the intermediary village chiefs. Alauddin had faced conspiracies and rebellions by Hindu chiefs in rural areas during his early reign.
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