Which of the following statements regarding the land revenue system of Akbar are correct ?
1. Initially Akbar adopted the revenue system of Sher Shah Suri.
2. In Zabti system, assessment of revenue was based on the productivity of the land and local prices.
3. The dahsala was a ten year revenue settlement system.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a). 1 and 2 only
(b). 2 and 3 only
(c). 1 and 3 only
(d). 1,2 and 3
Explanation Statement 1 is correct: Initially Akbar adopted the revenue system of Sher Shah Suri under which the cultivated area was measured and based on the productivity of the land, crop wise prices were decided. However, this system had two major problems,first one was fixing of prices often led to delays causing hardships to the peasants, and second was price discrepancies arose as rates were set based on land near the capital, which were generally higher than those in rural areas. As a result, peasants had to pay a larger portion of their produce as tax.This led Akbar to revert back to the system of Annual assessment.
Statement 2 is correct: In Zabti system the peasant was required to pay on the basis of local productivity as well as local prices.There were a number of advantages of this system. As soon as the area sown by the peasant had been measured by means of the bamboos linked with iron rings, the peasants as well as the state knew
what the dues were. The peasant was given remission in the land revenue if crops failed on account of drought, floods, etc.
Statement 3 is not correct: The dahsala system was a further development of the zabti system.In this, the revenue was decided on the basis of the average produce of different crops as well as the average prices prevailing over the last ten years. One-third of the average produce was the state's share.So It was not a ten year revenue settlement system.
Kutos:History Expert
Hello! I am a History expert. You can ask any question or request a detailed analysis related to this topic.
