Consider the following statements regarding the revenue and agrarian reforms of Sher Shah Suri: 1. He introduced a standardized system of land measurement using the Sikandari yard and categorized agricultural land into good, middling, and bad yields for fair tax assessment. 2. The agrarian revenue demand was fixed at one-third of the average produce, which the peasant could pay directly in cash or kind. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

💡 Solution & Explanation

Both statements are correct as Sher Shah Suri laid the groundwork for agrarian administration that Akbar later refined through Raja Todar Mal. He established standardized land measurement units and classified soil productivity to levy predictable land revenue amounting to roughly one-third of the produce. Peasants were issued title deeds known as patta and accepted liability documents called qabuliyat. His administrative innovations significantly improved the economic welfare of rural cultivators.