Question

what we're the types of taxes levied during firoze shah tughlaq's rule​

Answer 1

Answer:

Khara, Zakat, Kham and Jaziya were Taxes imposed under Firoz Shah Tughlaq .

Explanation:

Taxes imposed under Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Kharaj: land tax which was equal to one-tenth of the produce of the land

Zakat: two and a half per cent tax on property realized from the Muslims

Kham: one-fifth of the booty captured (four-fifth was left for the soldiers)

Jaziya: levied on the non-Muslim subjects, particularly the Hindus. Women and children were, however, exempted from the taxes

Firoz also levied other taxes like the irrigation tax, garden tax, octroi tax and the sales tax.

                                         DID YOU KNOW?

British called Firoz Shah as the father of the irrigation department, he built many canals between Sutlej river and Ghaggar river, Yamuna and Hissar city and so on. He established a separate department for slaves and constructed Sarais which is a rest house for merchants and traders.