History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET June 2023 History (Shift-I)
Who, in a letter addressed to the emperor Muhammad Shah, pleaded for the abolition of the practice of ijara from the khalisa lands?
AShah Wali-ullah ✓ Correct
BRatan Chand
CKhwaja Mirdard
DSawai Jai Singh
Correct answer: (A) Shah Wali-ullah — It was Shah Wali-ullah, so the answer is Shah Wali-ullah.
Explanation
★It was Shah Wali-ullah, so the answer is Shah Wali-ullah.
★Shah Wali-ullah, in a letter to the emperor Muhammad Shah, pleaded for the abolition of the practice of ijara from the khalisa lands.
★The ijara system was introduced by Jahandar Shah.
★Under this system the government began to contract with revenue farmers and middlemen.
★They paid the government a fixed amount while being free to collect whatever they could from the peasants.
★So the one who pleaded for its abolition was Shah Wali-ullah.
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