In Mauryan times,tax on water was called
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Udakabhag
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The answer is UDAKABHAGA:
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- In Mauryan times, tax on the water was called UDAKABHAGA.
- Irrigated land is subject to a tax.
- During the Mauryan period, when the importance of irrigation was fully appreciated, peasants were required to pay a higher udaka-bhaga tax on irrigated land.
- It was commonly levied at one-fifth to one-third of the produce, and it referred to water rate.
- The land revenue was set at one-sixth (shadabhaga) of the product, and the revenue officer was in charge of collecting it (Agronomoi).
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