Later Mughals v1.c9.s21.9

v1.c9.s21.9

First of all, much to the disgust of Ratan Chand and the other Hindu officials, the jazya, or poll-tax on non-Muhammadans, was reimposed. Next Inayatullah Khan endeavoured to reform the system of jagirs, or assignments of land revenue in payment for service. The Hindus and eunuchs and Kashmiris, by fraud and force, had acquired rank beyond their deserts, and accumulated in their hands all the most profitable and easily managed jagirs, reducing in a corresponding degree the chances of everybody else. Inayatullah Khan, after drawing up some comparative tables, meant to reduce or set aside these excessive grants. Ratan Chand and other officials were angry at these attempts to reduce their incomes, and on their persuasion Qutb-ul-mulk refused to ratify the scheme. After this time, the Hindus put every obstacle in the diwan’s way, the agreement between him and the minister ceased to operate, and peace was maintained with difficulty.