Question

As per the 10th century inscription found in Rajasthan, taxes were collected in_________.
A.Kind
B.Cash
C.Both A and B
D.None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: In the tenth century chauhan's had control over Rajasthan. At that time some taxes were collected By some traders on those who sold metal goods, on distillers, on oil, on cattle fodder, and on loads of grains.

Complete answer:The royal city of India Rajasthan has a history of over thousand years. It was the site of the Indus valley civilization. In early medieval period saw many rise of Rajput kingdoms such as chauhans of ajmer, sisodias of mewar, Rathore of marwar. But later it was gained by mughal dynasty. According to archaeological finds, the royal land of Rajasthan has been inhabited for several thousand years. After mughals took control in Rajasthan at that time Mewar was the most powerful state at that time which was still under control by rajputs. Then it was mughal emperor Akbar, who started getting close to many Rajput rulers, even he married rajput princess jodha bai daughter of Amer king. In the medieval period Rajasthan was a very rich state. The kings of Rajasthan have tons of gold and silver. In that time, tax collection was the main source of income for all states. There are many types of taxes collected. Taxes collected from farmers are known as lal bagh tax they are of two types regular and irregular. Regular taxes were collected 2,3 times in a year and irregular were decreased and increased by the will of the king. Some taxes collected from traders, merchants.
Therefore the correct answer is option C: Both A and B.

Note: In the tenth century chauhan's had control in Rajasthan but it was controlled by Mughals in 1192. The taxes at that time collected by the administrative department of that time there were taxes on sugar, jiggery, dyes, thread, cotton, salt, on cloth.