Consider the following statements regarding the agrarian control under Alauddin Khalji: 1. The state brought the assessment and collection of land revenue under its own control. 2. The rights of local chieftains to levy taxes were cancelled. 3. Local chieftains were forced to pay taxes to the Sultan. 4. The Sultan’s administrators measured the land and kept careful accounts. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

The correct option is (d). Explanation Alauddin Khalji implemented drastic agrarian and market reforms to maximize state revenue and curb the power of the rural aristocracy (intermediaries). His primary objective was to maintain a large standing army and prevent rebellions by reducing the wealth and influence of local chieftains. Statement-wise Analysis: - Statement 1 is Correct: The state brought the assessment and collection of land revenue under its direct control. Alauddin Khalji aimed to establish a direct relationship between the state and the cultivator (peasant), reducing the autonomy of intermediaries. - Statement 2 is Correct: The traditional rights of local chieftains (such as Khuts, Muqaddams, and Chaudharis) to levy various cesses and taxes on the peasantry were cancelled. They were stripped of their privileges to ensure the state received the full surplus. - Statement 3 is Correct: The local chieftains were forced to pay taxes to the Sultan. Previously, they were exempt from paying taxes on their own land and cattle. Alauddin Khalji compelled them to pay the land tax (Kharaj) as well as new taxes like the grazing tax (Charai) and house tax (Ghari). - Statement 4 is Correct: Alauddin Khalji introduced the system of Masahat (measurement of land) as the basis for revenue assessment. His administrators measured the land under cultivation and kept careful accounts to ensure accuracy in tax collection. Key Takeaway: Alauddin Khalji was the first Delhi Sultan to insist on land measurement (Masahat) for tax assessment and successfully centralized revenue administration by curbing the power of rural intermediaries.

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Consider the following statements regarding the agrarian control under Alauddin Khalji:

The state brought the assessment and collection of land revenue under its own control.
The rights of local chieftains to levy taxes were cancelled.
Local chieftains were forced to pay taxes to the Sultan.
The Sultan’s administrators measured the land and kept careful accounts.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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Options

A1, 2 and 3 only
B2, 3 and 4 only
C1 and 4 only
D1, 2, 3 and 4

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Solution

The correct option is (d).

Explanation

Alauddin Khalji implemented drastic agrarian and market reforms to maximize state revenue and curb the power of the rural aristocracy (intermediaries). His primary objective was to maintain a large standing army and prevent rebellions by reducing the wealth and influence of local chieftains.

Statement-wise Analysis:

Statement 1 is Correct: The state brought the assessment and collection of land revenue under its direct control. Alauddin Khalji aimed to establish a direct relationship between the state and the cultivator (peasant), reducing the autonomy of intermediaries.
Statement 2 is Correct: The traditional rights of local chieftains (such as Khuts, Muqaddams, and Chaudharis) to levy various cesses and taxes on the peasantry were cancelled. They were stripped of their privileges to ensure the state received the full surplus.
Statement 3 is Correct: The local chieftains were forced to pay taxes to the Sultan. Previously, they were exempt from paying taxes on their own land and cattle. Alauddin Khalji compelled them to pay the land tax (Kharaj) as well as new taxes like the grazing tax (Charai) and house tax (Ghari).
Statement 4 is Correct: Alauddin Khalji introduced the system of Masahat (measurement of land) as the basis for revenue assessment. His administrators measured the land under cultivation and kept careful accounts to ensure accuracy in tax collection.

Key Takeaway:
Alauddin Khalji was the first Delhi Sultan to insist on land measurement (Masahat) for tax assessment and successfully centralized revenue administration by curbing the power of rural intermediaries.

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