Question

Land settlement system of Akbar​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Raja Todar Mal, as finance minister of Akbar, introduced a new system of revenue known as zabt and a system of taxation called dahshala. He took a careful survey of crop yields and prices cultivated for a 10-year period 1570-1580. On this basis, tax was fixed on each crop in cash.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. Firstly, Akbar adopted Shershah's Rai system in which cultivated area was measured, and a central schedule was created fixing the dues of peasants crop wise on the basis of the productivity of the land. ... The peasant's tax was based on annual system of collecting prices and settlements of revenues for the previous years