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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2024 — General Studies · Question 92 of 200

Q92
History of IndiaMughal Empire
Who among the following abolished the pilgrimage tax?
  1. a.Humayun
  2. b.Sher Shah
  3. c.Akbar
  4. d.Jahangir

Answer: (C) Akbar

Akbar abolished the pilgrim tax on Hindu pilgrims in 1563 and the jizya (poll tax on non-Muslims) in 1564, early steps in his policy of sulh-i-kul (peace with all). Timeline of his religious policy: 1562, ban on enslaving prisoners of war; 1575, Ibadat Khana at Fatehpur Sikri; 1579, the Mahzar (so-called infallibility decree); 1582, Tauhid-i-Ilahi (Din-i-Ilahi). Jizya was reimposed by Aurangzeb in 1679. Of the other options, Humayun and Sher Shah made no such change, and Jahangir is remembered for his chain of justice and twelve ordinances rather than tax reform.

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