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What is chauth and sardeshmukhi tax

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Chauth was a regular tax or tribute imposed, from early 18th century, by the Maratha Empire in India.

Chauth and Sardeshmukhi were two types of taxes collected in South India, particularly Maratha Empire during medieval times.

In 1664 and 1670, Shivaji had organized two plundering raids on Surat, which was a part of Mughal territory. These plunders led to origin of an unconventional source of revenue called “Mulkgiri” for Marathas. Mulkgiri is an Arabic term made from Mulk (country) and griftan (take), signifying a plundering raid on foreign lands. The examples of Mulkgiri were first set in India by Muslim invaders such as Muhammad bin Qasim, Mahmud Ghazni,Muhammad Ghori, Alauddin Khalji etc. For Marathas, this was the raid money from non-Maratha lands.

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