Question

why was the increase in land tax imposed by muhammad bin tughlaq ill timed​

Answer 1

Answer:

Increase in land tax was imposed by Muhammad bin Tughlaq to expand his kingdom. He increased the tax on the Doab area which was very fertile.It was the area located between the Ganga and the Yamuna rivers. The tax was increased at the time when monsoons failed and agriculture failed miserably.

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Answer 2

Answer:

A drought was going on in the ganga-yamuna doab (fertile land between ganga and yamuna) at that time (where he raised the tax). As  muhammad bin tughlaq raised the tax, the farmers strated protesting, abandoning their agricultural lands etc. Thus, the increase in land tax imposed by muhammad bin tughlaq ill timed​