Q. In the reign of Firoz Shah Tughlaq, land tax was known as:
Answer: Kharaj
Notes: In the reign of Firoz Shah Tughlaq, as per Quran, only four kind of taxes were imposed on public viz.
a) Kharaj was the land tax that was equal to 1 /10 of the produce of the land.
b) Zakat was 2 % tax on property.
c) Jaziya levied on non-Muslims ( or religious tax on the Hindus).
d) Khams was 1 / 5 of the booty captured during the war.

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