A History of Agriculture in India v2.c54.s2.4

v2.c54.s2.4

'Besides this ordinary land-tax, we read, in the Chach-nama, of other burdens laid upon Sindian cultivators, which seem to have been independent of the former: such as the baj, and the 'ushari. Other extraordinary conditions were occasionally imposed on some of the tribes. The Jats dwelling beyond the river Aral were compelled to bring a dog on each occasion of paying their respects, besides being branded upon the hand.