HISTORY
THE MUGHAL KINGS
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Question
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Farrukhsiyar
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Rafi-ud-Daula
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Muhammed Shah
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Rafi-ud-Darajat
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Detailed explanation-1: -Farrukhsiyar gave permission for collecting Chauth and Sardesh Mukhi on Maratha land to Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath.
Detailed explanation-2: -In February 1719, the Mughal emperor Rafi-ud-Darajat had assigned the Chauth and Sardeshmukhi rights over the six Mughal subas of the Deccan to Raja Shahu.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Mughal emperor Rafi-ud-Darajat had granted the Chauth and Sardeshmukhi rights to Raja Shahu over the six Mughal subas of the Deccan in February 1719.
Detailed explanation-4: -Complete answer: Under the Maratha Empire during the medieval times, “Chauth” and “Sardeshmukhi” were two types of taxes collected in India. These taxes were found by Shivaji, a great Maratha leader who ruled from 1627-1680 and these emerged as the most important taxes.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Nizam began supporting the Sambhaji II faction, which enraged Shahu who had been proclaimed as King. The Nizam further decided to halt Chauth given by many landowners of the Deccan province to the Marathas, as had been agreed by the Syed Brothers in 1719.