[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [History of the Qaraunah Turks in India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936) › c6.217 # History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c6.217 History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c6.217 - **Language:** English ### [c6.217](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c6.217) “ He fixed the \*Khirāj\* of the provinces equitably and refused to introduce innovations and retain useless taxes. He did not listen to the offers of backbiters and farmers who offered high bids. These men were forbidden to come near the precincts of the \*Diwan-i-Wizarat\*. This office was directed not to increase the revenue of \*iqtas\* beyond 1/10th or 1/11th by guess and at the misrepresentation of bidders. The \*Khirāj\* was to increase gradually over a number of years and not all at once, for by doing so the country suffers and the path of progress is blocked.” The officers of the state were asked to see that cultivation increased from year to year and that the agricultural industry did not suffer from official rapacity and extortion. The \*Khirāj\* was to be gradually increased to avoid inconvenience to the people and no extraordinary cesses were permitted. The Jagirdars and \*Hākims\* were asked to be careful in the realisation of the \*Khirāj\* so that the \*Khūts\* and \*muqaddams\* may not impose any additional burden upon the people besides the state dues. Exemption from the grazing tax and the payment of revenues was to be regarded in the Sultan's opinion as compensation for their services as \*Khuts\* and \*muqaddams\*, and in view of the great responsibilities they had to discharge, it was considered unjust to demand revenue from them like other subjects of the state.⁹⁹ Regulations were issued for the guidance of \*Khūts\* and \*maqaddams\* who were asked to be just and moderate in their dealings with the people. Barani describes in a somewhat obscure passage the Sultan's method of collection. He writes:— - [Previous: c6.216](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c6.216) - [Next: c6.218](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c6.218) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c6.217](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c6.217) · Pramāṇa