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Define the following. Kharaj - History and Civics

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Define the following.

Kharaj

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Kharaj is an Islamic land tax levied on agricultural produce, imposed by rulers on conquered or cultivated lands to raise state revenue. It functioned as a fiscal obligation distinct from zakat, collected regularly as a proportion of harvest or produce.

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Chapter 1.05: Expansion of the Delhi Sultanate: The Khilji and the Tughlaq Dynasties - Tasks [Page 51]

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Nootan History and Civics [English] Class 7 ICSE
Chapter 1.05 Expansion of the Delhi Sultanate: The Khilji and the Tughlaq Dynasties
Tasks | Q 4. (a) | Page 51
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