The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v1.c10.s2.31

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Let us now inquire what were the main sources of revenue in the Rāṣṭrakūṭa empire. The financial resources were made up of tributes from feudatories, income from government properties, and the proceeds of taxation. Of these the first has already been referred to. Under the second category came the income from mines, forests, and waste lands, the ownership of which was claimed by the state. The ownership of arable lands, however, was vested in private individuals and families. The state could confiscate them only if the revenue demand had not been complied with.