Q. Which of the following were considered zimmis or protected people? Answer:
Hindu
Notes: During the rule of Delhi Sultans the Hindus were considered zimmis or protected people, for which they were also forced to pay a tax called jaziya. Jaziya was collected as part of land tax however Firoz Tughlaq separated it from the land revenue and collected jiziya as a separate tax. He levied it on Brahmans also.