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Question
What revenue reforms were introduced by Alauddin to meet heavy Army expenditure?
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Solution
Alauddin needed a large amount of money to meet the heavy Army expenses and for this, he introduced certain revenue reforms like:
- He told the officers to measure the land and fix the share of the state.
- He appointed special revenue officials to collect the taxes.
- He increased the revenue from one-third to half.
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