Question

Explain the following terms
●Chauth​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Chauth means ¼th part of anything.

In History, it was a tax comprising ¼th part of the produced grains.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Chauth ( sanskrit meaning one fourth) was the regular tax or tribute imposed, from early 18th century, by the Maratha Empire in the Indian subcontinent. it was an annual tex nominally Levied at 25% on revenue or produce, hence the name. it was Levied on the lands which were under nominal Mughal rule.