[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Mughals (1526–1857)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal) › [Akbar (1556–1605)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar) › [Akbarnāma](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama) › [Akbar-nama, of Shaikh Abu-l Fazl (Elliot & Dowson, extracts)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-elliot) › 37 # The Book of Akbar 37: Remission of the Jizya. Akbar-náma, of Shaikh Abu-l Fazl (Elliot & Dowson, extracts) 37 - **Language:** English ### [37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-elliot.37) \[Text, vol. ii. p. 257.\] One of the munificent acts of the Emperor at the beginning of this the ninth year of his reign was the remission of the jizya (poll-tax upon infidels), which, in a country so extensive as Hindustan, amounted to an immense sum. - [Previous: 36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-elliot.36) - [Next: 38.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-elliot.38.1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-elliot.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-elliot.37) · Pramāṇa