Question

What are the economic measures introduced by Ala-Ud - din Khalji?

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Explanation:

He fixed the price of food grains, fruits, vegetables, cloth etc to stop speculation and black marketing which led to low prices of goods. He took away the special rights of middlemen so that land owners could directly pay taxes into royal treasury.Alauddin Khalji, the second Khalji ruler, introduced market control policies to ensure the protection of his territory.He imposed a 50% kharaj tax on the agricultural produce, and ordered his ministry to collect the revenue directly from the peasants by eliminating the intermediary village chiefs. ... Alauddin had faced conspiracies and rebellions by Hindu chiefs in rural areas during his early reign.