Who abolished alauddin khijis system of measurement for the fields
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Alauddin Khilji made several sweeping reforms in the field of revenue system. He was the first Sultan who paid attention to measurement (paimaish) of the cultivable land, which he called zabita, and estimated yield per Biswa was fixed as unit of revenue collection (currently, Biswa is 20th part of Bigha).
The ancient Hindu terminology of taxes viz. Bhaga, Bhoga and Kara were still in operation in those times but their meaning and demand had changed. Bhaga now meant Land revenue, Bhoga meant cess and Kar meant other taxes. These three were basis of assignment of land to nobles under Khilji. As far as state demand is concerned, Alauddin made the harshest possible hike in tax demand till that time. He fixed state demand to be half of the produce per Biswa yield. This scale of agrarian tax at 50% was the highest under Khilji among all other sultans and kings so far in India. Not only this, he also imposed house tax (Ghari) and pasture tax (Charai or Chari) on the agrarian population.