Medieval History PYQ 73 of 123 · Mughal Emperors · Humayun and Sher Shah

Zabti system was introduced by –

  1. AGhiyasuddin Tughluq
  2. BSikandar Lodi
  3. CSher Shah
  4. DAkbar

39th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1994

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Correct answer: (c) Sher Shah

Explanation

Zabti was an important system of revenue assessment in the Mughal period. According to major historical sources and Abu’l Fazl’s account, this system is considered to have begun in Sher Shah’s period, while during Akbar’s reign several changes were made to it and it was made more scientific. In Akbar’s time, the Zabti system later became the basis of the “Ain-e-Dahsala.”

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