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A farmer in Magadha produced 15 kg rice. How much tax would he pay to the ruler as bhaga or share?
A farmer in Magadha produced 15 kg rice. How much tax would he pay to the ruler as bhaga or share?
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The correct option is B 2.5 kg
The rulers of mahajanapadas collected regular taxes to build forts and to maintain armies. Taxes on crops were the most important because most people were farmers. Farmers had to pay 1/6th of what they produced to the rulers of mahajanapadas as bhaga or share. So the farmer of Magadha who produces 15 kg rice would have to give 1/6th of it i.e. 2.5 kg as tax.
The rulers of mahajanapadas collected regular taxes to build forts and to maintain armies. Taxes on crops were the most important because most people were farmers. Farmers had to pay 1/6th of what they produced to the rulers of mahajanapadas as bhaga or share. So the farmer of Magadha who produces 15 kg rice would have to give 1/6th of it i.e. 2.5 kg as tax.
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