Consider the following statements regarding the revenue system established under Akbar: 1. The 'Zabt' system of revenue settlement was based on the measurement of land and classification of soil quality over a ten-year average produce known as Dahsala. 2. Raja Todar Mal was instrumental in streamlining these agrarian assessments across the imperial domains.

💡 Solution & Explanation

Both statements are correct; the Dahsala system instituted by Todar Mal calculated revenue demand based on average yields and prices of the preceding ten years. This minimized arbitrary extortion by local revenue collectors and provided predictable state income. The system classified lands into polaj, parauti, chachar, and banjar based on their continuous cultivation cycles.