History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET December 2015 History
'These mischievous people never pay money from their own coffers….. They take money by force from the weak and indigent peasants who live under them.' Who is reputed to have said this?
AAla'uddin Khalji
BFarid (the later Sher Shah) ✓ Correct
CMuhammad Tughluq
DFeroz Tughluq
Correct answer: (B) Farid (the later Sher Shah) — These words are ascribed to Farid, the later Sher Shah, so the answer is Farid.
Explanation
★These words are ascribed to Farid, the later Sher Shah, so the answer is Farid.
★He spoke of the wrongdoing of certain officers and intermediaries.
★He said they took money by force from the weak peasants.
★He used such ideas when he reformed the revenue system.
★As Sher Shah Suri he is famous for his land revenue measures.
★So the saying is attributed to Farid, the later Sher Shah.
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