Question

what measure did Alauddin Khilji take to increase the revenue

Answer 1

Ala-ud-Din ordered that daily reports of the current prices of the market should be sent to him by the Shahna, Barid and the informers of the courts independently of each other and if those reports did not tally, the guilty officer was to be punished. Ala-ud- Din used to make enquiries about the rates ten to twenty times a day and in spite of that cheating did not stop. Ala-ud-Din adopted the method of sending occasionally to the market a few slave boys to buy articles of food and if those were found to be less than the correct weight, a quantity of flesh equal to the deficiency was cut from the cheeks or haunches of the seller and he was also kicked out of his shop. These steps were intended to secure the regular flow of grains to markets of Delhi through the caravans at the fixed rates. merchants were required to bring all the commodities to the city and sell them at the control rates. They must have suffered a lot unless the government compensated them for the same. The brokers and horse-dealers, which used to earn a lot, were ruined. The king, the army and government servants and other salaries people gained from price control as they were merely consumers. Merchants and businessmen, being both consumers and sellers, got relief as they were able to get their requirements at cheaper rates. The agriculturists were the most hard hit as they had very little to buy other articles. They could not take advantage of the amenities provided at Delhi.

Answer 2

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Allauddin Khilji introduced a number of measures to maximize the revenue. Some of those steps are:

• He bought all of the land of the Empire under his direct control.
• He introduced the practice of measuring the land and fixing the state share accordingly.
• He increase land revenue from one-third to one-half and demanded it to be paid in cash and not kind.
• He appointed special officers to collect land revenue.