Question

Adil was a farmer who lived in the Doab area under the rule of Muhammad Tughlaq and his annual yield was 3050 kg . What part of his produce was paid by Adil as Kharaj

Answer 1

Answer:

Mohammad bin Tughlaq wanted to raise a strong army for conquests and increase the revenue and thus he increased the taxes in the doab region. But his timing was wrong as the rains had failed during that period and farmers were under distress. They therefore left their lands and rebellions broke out in doab and many farmers took to highway robbery. As a result of all this, the Sultan became very unpopular amongst the common people.

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