Why did Rajas of the janapadas, start collecting regular taxes?

For building huge forts

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For maintaining big armies

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Both A and B

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Neither A nor B

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Solution

The correct option is C Both A and B
The rulers of janapadas were engaged in building forts, maintaining huge armies for the protection of their territory and the subjects. They needed more resources which could be obtained from taxes. Crafts persons, farmers, hunter-gatherers, herders were liable to pay these taxes in one form or the other.

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