UPPSC PCS 2017 · Question 33 of 149

Which among the following systems of levying land revenue in Deccan was prevalent during the reign of Akbar?

History

AKankut
BNumber of ploughsCorrect
CZabt
DGhallabakshi

Answer: B. Number of ploughs

Explanation

In the Deccan during the reign of Akbar, farmers used to pay land revenue to the states on the basis of per plough. A major expansion of the Zabt system took place in the later years of Shah Jahan's reign when it was established in the Deccan by Murshid Qulin Khan.

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