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Ayushree

All of the options are true regarding Shivaji’s land revenue system. He set the initial tax at 33%, later raising it to 40%. He opposed intermediaries like Zamindars and adopted the Ryotwari system (direct collection from the cultivators). He also ...

Kriti

Alauddin Khalji created two controlled markets: one for food grains and another for manufactured items like textiles and horses. This separation helped him fix prices accurately, regulate supply, prevent hoarding and maintain a stable economy to support his large standing ...

Kriti

Abul Fazal wrote the biography of Akbar, known as the Akbarnama. It consists of three volumes—the first two narrate Akbar’s life and reign, while the third, Ain-i-Akbari, describes his administration. This work is one of the most authentic historical records ...

Ayushree

The Bahmani breakaway in the Deccan (forming in 1347) resulted from grievances by nobles and local leaders during the dislocations of Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s reign — his policies and administrative experiments contributed to rebellions that opened the way for the ...

Ayushree

Upon ascending the throne Muhammad bin Tughlaq took several honorifics; Abul Mujahid (or similar laqab forms) is recorded among his adopted titulature to memorialise his authority and military-religious role as ruler. Such laqabs were conventional expressions of royal identity. Answer: ...