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WBCS Main Examination 2023 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 83 of 200

Q83
History of IndiaMughal Empire
Who introduced ‘Kabuliyat’ and ‘Patta’?
  1. a.Shivaji
  2. b.Ashoka
  3. c.Sher Shah
  4. d.Akbar

Answer: (C) Sher Shah

Sher Shah Suri's revenue system gave each cultivator a patta (title deed stating his land and dues), and the cultivator signed a kabuliyat (deed of acceptance). Akbar's Todar Mal system built on these reforms, but they were introduced by Sher Shah.