Important terms in Medieval India Revenue system | Galaxy Eagle
Important terms in Medieval India Revenue system
Last updated: May 14, 2023
Zabti/Dahsala land rev assessment system.. by Sher Shah/Akbar/Todarmal..land rev assessed based on produce of last 10 years. It classified land into 4 types:
Banjar: It is the land where no cultivation has been done for 5 or more years.
Chachar: It is the land that has been left to follow for 3-4 years.
Parauti: It is the land left aside to become fertile again.
Polaj: It is a fertile land where cultivation is done every year and not left fallow.
Ghalla Bakshi land rev assessment system..one heap of grains given as tax
Kan-kut land rev assessment system… land tax based on eye estimate of produce
Ijara system.. system of revenue farming ie. lands auctioned to highest bidder of revenue..jagirdars often auctioned out
khalisa..referred to khas land..rev directly collected by sultan, for treasury..usually in and around delhi
kharaj .. a 1/10th share in the produce of kafir’s land and not a rent on the land
mawas..those who refused to pay kharaj
Zakat: 2.5% tax on property realized from the Muslims
Jizya: Hindus were the non-Muslim subjects on whom Jizya tax was imposed. They were called Zimmis/Dhimmis.Akbar abolished the Jizya Tax in 1564
Kham: one-fifth of the booty captured (four-fifth was left for the soldiers)
Chauth & Sardeshmukhi - Chauth was tax levied on outside nearby kingdoms by Marathas at 25% of produce, as protecion cost(like Jizya) hence the name.The sardeshmukhi was a 10% extra tax on revenue levied from Maratha’s own lands.