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Analyse the distinguishing features of the land revenue system under the Mughals and point out its influence on the strength of the Mughal State

  • UPSC 1989
  • Economy and Society in the 16th and 17th Centuries

The Mughal state was, at its core, a revenue-extracting apparatus: land revenue was not rent on state-owned land but a tax on the crop — "the remuneration of sovereignty," as Abul Fazl put it — and its precise, elaborate mechanics determined how far Mughal authority actually reached into the countryside.

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  • Distinguishing Strengths of the Zabti-Dahsala System
  • Magnitude of Demand and Its Consequences
  • Influence on the Strength of the Mughal State

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