Who of the following Muslim rulers abolished the pilgrimage tax?

Correct answer: (d) Akbar

Explanation

The credit for establishing the Mughal administrative system mainly goes to Akbar. His central administration; the explanation of the emperor’s position, powers, and duties; his provincial administration; his revenue system; his currency system; and his mansabdari system all achieved success in his time and became the foundation for his successors. Akbar was the first Muslim emperor who adopted Hindu–Muslim unity and religious tolerance as a political ideal through a well-organized and declared policy (Sulh-i-kul). Under his liberal religious policy, he abolished the slavery system in 1562, the pilgrimage tax in 1563, and the jizya in 1564. As part of social reforms, he also tried to curb child marriage and the practice of sati. Therefore, option (d) is correct.