Question

Who among the following introduced the dahsala system of land revenue collection for the first time?
A) Akbar
B) Babur
C) Humayun
D) Shahjahan

Answer 1

Hint:
Mughal line of rulers ruled over the majority of northern India from the mid-sixteenth to the mid-eighteenth century. After that time, it kept on existing as an extensively decreased and progressively frail element until the mid-nineteenth century. The Mughal tradition was striking for its over two centuries of powerful guideline over a lot of India; for the capacity of its rulers, who through seven ages kept a record of abnormal ability; and for its regulatory association.

Complete Answer:
Humayun's official Bairam Khan delegated 13-year-old Akbar as the third Mughal head. Buland Darwaza was constructed at Fatehpur Sikri after Akbar triumphed over Gujarat in AD 1572. Akbar debilitated the act of Sati and supported widow remarriage. Akbar was hitched to Harka Bai, daughter of Rajpur ruler Bharmal.
Akbar presented a land income framework called TodarMal Bandobast or Zabti framework, through his account serve Raja Todar Mal, wherein the grouping of land and obsession of lease was presented. It was also known as the Dahasala system. He likewise presented the Mansabdari System or the rank-holder framework to coordinate respectability and armed force. The Navratnas of the nine popular educated people of Akbar's court were Todar Mal, Abul Fazal, Faizi, Birbal, Tansen, Abdur Rahim Khan-I-Khana, Mullah-do-Pyaza, Raja Man Singh, and Fakir Aziao-Din.

Thus, option (A) is correct.

Note:
Babur founded the Mughal dynasty in India after defeating Ibrahim Lodhi in the Battle of Panipat in 1526. Babur composed his autobiography Tuzuk-I-Baburi in the Turkish language. He was the Mughal ruler to proclaim Jihad and embraced the title Ghazi. Babur passed away in 1530 and was cremated at Aram Bagh (Agra). Later, his body was taken to Bagh-e-Babur (Kabul).