Multiple choice

Which leader introduced a graduated tax on crops?

  1. Babur

  2. Akbar

  3. Shah Jahan

  4. Aurangzeb

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Akbar, along with his finance minister Todar Mal, introduced a highly systematic and graduated tax system on crops (known as the Dahsala or Zabt system), which calculated taxes based on the average yield of different crops over a ten-year period.