The first Sultan to adopt the principle of measurement of cultivable land for determining the land revenue was _______.

Ghiyasuddin Tughluq

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Iltutmish

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Alauddin Khalji

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Solution

The correct option is C Alauddin Khalji
Alauddin Khalji was the powerful ruler. He extended the boundaries of Delhi sultanate beyond Vindhyas up to the Deccan. He was a great administrator. To maintain his army, Alauddin Khalji gave the order to measure all land which was under cultivation. The land was divided and land revenue fixed according to its fertility. He also began the audit of the accounts of his officers.

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25. consider the following statement/s about Mughal land revenue administration

i) While fixing the land revenue, continuity of cultivation was taken in to account.

ii) On the basis of continuity of cultivation, lands were divided in to palaj, parati chachar and banjar

iii) Rate at which land revenue was collected from different types of land was same

iv) The state helped in bringing virgin and uncultivated wasteland under cultivation

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