A History of Agriculture in India v2.c54.s2.7
A History of Agriculture in India v2.c54.s2.7
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v2.c54.s2.7
In early stages it was a social oppression which prompted some Hindus to embrace Islam. Later on the motive was purely economic. 'All the unconverted tribes were, without exception, liable to the capitation-tax (jizya), which, as it was a religious as well as a political duty to collect, was always exacted with rigour and punctuality, and frequently with insult,' state Dowson and Elliot.