Explain any two reforms introduced by Sher Shah Suri that benefited the subjects during his region
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Sher Shah introduced comprehensive land reforms. Before his rule, land revenue was levied on the basis of the estimated produce of the land. However, the produce varied from year to year and the system was unfair to farmers; something that Sher Shah knew well from his experience of having managed his jagirs.
Sher Shah introduced a fairer system of taxation. In the better productive lands, such as those of UP, Punjab and Bihar, half the land produce was fixed as tax whereas in less productive areas, such as Multan, the tax was fixed at one fourth of the land. Each peasant was given a document called a patta that specified the tax due on the specified land so that the revenue collectors could not cheat the farmers. Farmers had the option of paying land revenue in kind or cash. The term ‘land on patta’ continues to be used in UP, Haryana and Punjab. In case of damage to crops by the movement of soldiers, compensation was paid to the affected farmers.