Question

Why did the peasantry suffer a lot during Aurangzeb's reign?
History Class 7

Answer 1

Aurangzeb permitted the destruction of temples and recomposed the jaziya tax and he oppressed the peasants this was mainly done by revenue tax collectors.... Aurangzeb didt take Interest in administration of his empire and allowed the ambitious nobles to become powerful

Answer 2

Answer:

In Akbar’s reign these jagirs were carefully assessed so that their revenues were roughly equal to the salary of the mansabdar. By Aurangzeb’s reign this was no longer the case and the actual revenue collected was often less than the granted sum. There was also a huge increase in the number of mansabdars, which meant a long wait before they received a jagir. These and other factors created a shortage in the number of jagirs. As a result, many jagirdars tried to extract as much revenue as possible while they had a jagir. Aurangzeb was unable to control these developments in the last years of his reign and the peasantry therefore suffered tremendously.

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