The Delhi Sultans - Chapter Wise CBSE Solved Question and Answer Based On NCERT
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Q1: Explain the types of taxes which were levied on the people during the rule of the Delhi Sultan
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The revenue that was collected in the form of taxes was of three types:
On cultivation called Kharaj and amounting to about 50 percent of the peasant's produce.
On cattle
On Houses
Q2: Write a brief note on the administration of Delhi Sultanate provinces under the Tughlaqs and the Khaljis.
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The Khaljis and the Tughlaq monarchs appointed military commanders as governors of the territories of various sizes. These territories or land were called iqtas and their landholder was called iqtadars ormuqtis. They provided military services to the sultan of Delhi. In return, they could collect revenue from these lands and keep a part of it as their salary. They also paid their soldiers from these revenues. Accountants were appointed by the state to check the amount of revenue collected by the muqtis. Care was taken that muqtis collected only the taxes prescribed by the state and also maintained a required number of soldiers. The kings forced the samanta aristocrats to accept their authority.
