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प्रश्न
What were the main sources of revenue for the Mughal government? How did Akbar improve the collection of revenue?
उत्तर
Todar Mai introduced a land revenue system known as Todar Mai’s Bandobast.
- The land was surveyed and measured with a bamboo .jarib joined together with iron rings instead of the hemp rope used earlier.
- The land was grouped into four categories depending on whether it was regularly or occasionally cultivated. It was classified further into good, middling, and bad categories.
- The average produce and the average price over the past 10 years were calculated. The revenue was calculated on the basis of these buy seeds, cattle, and implements.
- If the crops failed due to drought or flood, the state granted remission of revenue.
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