Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Consider the following statements with regard to the reforms by Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
1. He increased imperial revenue
2. He created a separate department for agriculture Diwan-i-kohi
3. He was the first to levy irrigation tax.

Which of the above statements are correct?

• A. 1 and 2 only
• B. 2 and 3 only
• C. 1 and 3 only
• D. 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

The correct option is D 1, 2 and 3

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Mohammed bin Tughlaq: (1325 to 1351)
In order to overcome financial difficulties, he increased the land revenue (half the produce) on the farmers of Doab (land between Ganges and Yamuna rivers).
It was an excessive and arbitrary step on the farmers. This measure proved to be ill-timed as the Doab was passing through famine, followed by plague.
He set up a new agricultural department, Diwan - i- amir kohi.
He was the first to levy irrigation tax or sharb