* Akbar's revenue minister, Todarmal, carried out a careful survey of crop yields, prices and areas cultivated for a ten-year period, 1570-1580. * On the basis of this data, tax was fixed on each crop in cash. * Each province was divided into revenue circles with its own schedule of revenue rates for individual crops. * This revenue system was known as zabt.

What was 'Zabt'?

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What was 'Zabt'?

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Akbar's revenue minister, Todarmal, carried out a careful survey of crop yields, prices and areas cultivated for a ten-year period, 1570-1580.
On the basis of this data, tax was fixed on each crop in cash.
Each province was divided into revenue circles with its own schedule of revenue rates for individual crops.
This revenue system was known as zabt.

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