Under Alauddin Khalji, the tax on cultivation called kharaj amounted to about what share of produce?
A75 per cent
B50 per cent
C25 per cent
D10 per cent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. 50 per cent
1. There were also taxes on cattle and houses.
2. Kharaj was about 50 per cent.
3. The state measured the land itself.
_Source: syllabus Our Pasts II, Chapter 3, The Delhi Sultans._
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