A History of Agriculture in India v2.c85.s1.1

v2.c85.s1.1

All rulers, to start with, try to please their subjects by some type of tax remission. Bakhtawar Khan states, ‘Among the greatest liberalities of this king of the faithful is this, that he has ordered a remission of the transit duties upon all sorts of grain, cloth, and other goods, as well as on tobacco, the duties on which alone amounted to an immense sum, and to prevent the smuggling of which the Government officers committed many outrages, especialy in regard to the exposure of females. He exempted the Muhammadans from taxes, and all people from certain public demands, the income of which exceeded thirty *lacs* of rupees every year.’⁶