Question

Describe the revenue system under the delhi sultanate

Answer 1

was based on the theory of taxation as propounded by the hanafi school of thought which prescribed the levy of taxes ie zakat kharaj. khams andjaziya

Answer 2

Revenue System under Delhi Sultanate:

• The revenue system during the Delhi Sultanate that is the time of Mughal Empire was the system of levying taxes in relevance with a propounded theory.

• The lands were divided into four types as the categorization of land was done.

• Iqta, Khalsa, then the land left with rajas and the fourth kind was the land gifted to peasants as Inam or Idarat.

• Iqta was the sole land to collect revenues which was collected by the Iqtadars.