Question

Describe the revenue administration of the mouryas?

Answer 1

Mauryas granted exemptions from payment of revenue in the case of land-revenue to Brahmins and religious institutions and to state-officials. A register of such remissions and assignments was maintained.Industries were taxed. There were a lot of techniques which were used in doing so, which were inspired by the land revenue system. This enabled the government to develop the kingdom effectively. The government also introduced state owned farms where the king owned the land and his subjects were employed for its cultivation. The government had the resources to organize the procedure and once the land was ready it would employ the cultivator to work on the land. The Mauryas had a far-faring trade relations. There were many foreign traders who took up residence in Mauryan cities. There were a variety of goods being exported thereby generating revenue. The exports were items of luxury like fine muslin cloth. The development