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Consider the following statements regarding the revenue and military administration under Ala-ud-din Khilji: 1. He centralized the revenue administration and increased the land tax to half of the total agricultural produce in the doab region. 2. He instituted the practice of branding horses (dagh) and maintaining descriptive rolls of soldiers (chehra) to eliminate corruption. 3. He abolished the traditional intermediaries like khuts, muqaddams, and chaudhuris and subjected them to regular land taxes. Which of the statements given above are correct?
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3✓ Correct Answer
💡 Solution & Explanation
All three statements are correct as they reflect the comprehensive economic and military reforms undertaken by Ala-ud-din Khilji to maintain a large standing army. He raised the land revenue demand to 50 percent of the produce in the fertile doab region and enforced strict market control regulations. To curb military corruption, he introduced the branding of horses and facial description rolls, while simultaneously stripping local chiefs of their fiscal privileges.
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