Q. During the reign of Akbar, 'Ain-i-Dahsala' System of land revenue assessment was introduced by whom?
Answer: Raja Todar Mal
Notes: The finance minister of Akbar, Raja Todar Mal introduced the Dahasala system (or Zabati system), a system of taxation. In this system, the land cultivation and price of the produce was calculated for a period of 10 years and one tenth of this part was the part of state for one year. This new system was called Ain-i-Dahsala that could give per Bigha Revenue to the different regions.

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