The Mughal emperor who finally abolished the Jaziya tax was Muhammad Shah ‘Rangila’ in 1720. Although Akbar abolished it (1564) and Aurangzeb reimposed it (1679), Muhammad Shah’s finance minister, Raja Girdhar Bahadur, finally suspended and abolished the discriminatory poll tax ...
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Sikandar Lodi, the second ruler of the Lodi dynasty, wrote poetry in Persian under the pen name ‘Gulrukhi.’ He encouraged literature, improved agriculture and supported scholars. Unlike many earlier sultans, Sikandar Lodi personally contributed to the cultural field, making him ...