History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v1.c12.4

v1.c12.4

∗ This is what Hiuen Tsang records:—“As the Government is generous and official requirements are few, families are not registered and individuals are not subject to forced labour and contributions. Taxation being light and forced labour being sparingly used, every one keeps to his hereditary occupation and attends to his patrimony. The king's tenants pay one-sixth of the produce as rent and tradesmen go to and fro bartering their merchandise after paying light taxes at the ferries and the barrier stations.