خلاصه ماشینی:
When Bahlul Lodi came to power in the middle of the 15th century, he invited his fellow-tribesmen and clansmen from Ruh I and granted them lands for their service to the newly-created Afghan kingdom in Delhi.
9 According to the Afghan custom, they shared with Bahlul the conquered lands of India as Jagirs.
We learn from Sher Shah's early career that even a petty jagirdar exercised full power in the execution of administrative duties without even having to seek the consent of a governor.
I Cf. Hasan 'Ali Khan Tauiarikh-i-Daulat Sher Shahi in Medieval India Quarter!), Vol. I, July, 1950, p.
• During the time of Sher Shah the fixed land tax was collected from a cultivator or a village by a malgudhar and there were govern• ment officials to check any coercive method of taxationae that might be adop• ted by him.
s= Hasan 'Ali Khan says that during the time of Sher Shah the officer in charge of the measurement department was Ahmad Tangi (or Begi ?).
Cf. Medieval India Quarterly, I, 1950, 8-62 The revenue was collected according to the measurement in proportion to the produce, giving one share to the cultivator and half a share to the muqaddam.
The officials engaged in measuring the lands during the time of Akbar received daily 16 dams and a fixed ration (Cf. Ain, I1, 45 quoted by Qanungo, Sher Shah, P: 376 note) 47.
148 nobles and to increase production from the land, Sikandar Lodi allowed them to take all the revenues from their holdings.