The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c9.7
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c9.7
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Local revenues . . . . . . . . . . . 449 Sources of central revenue . . . . . . . . . 450 Preponderance of land revenue . . . . . . . . 450 Description of the agrarian system . . . . . . . 451 The position of the peasant . . . . . . . . 452 The state’s share of produce . . . . . . . . 453 Methods of assessment . . . . . . . . . 453 Arrangements for collection . . . . . . . . 454 The revenue system under the Lodī dynasty . . . . . 456 Sher Shāh’s reorganisation . . . . . . . . 457