Who was the first monarch in the Delhi Sultanate, who insisted that in Doab, land revenue should be determined on the basis of measuring the land under cultivation?
A
Alauddin Khilji
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B
Feroz Shah Tughlaq
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C
Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
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D
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
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Solution
The correct option is A Alauddin Khilji Alauddin Khilji was the first Monarch in the Delhi Sultanate who insisted that in Doab, the land revenue should be determined on the basis of measuring the land cultivation. Almost the entire land was brought under Kharaj (also known as khalsa (Crown land) in which 50% tax was put on agricultural produce.