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Aurangzeb's Revenue Reforms: Land Tax That Bankrupted the Empire
Long before the Maratha campaigns bled the treasury dry, Aurangzeb's own tax system did its part to destabilise the Mughal Empire. In this episode, Lucas and Luna delve into the emperor's overhaul of land revenue assessment, the heavily increased kharaj burden under the Fatawa-e-Alamgiri, and the disastrous shift to cash payments that pushed peasants into debt. They trace how policies intended to centralise control and fund endless war instead accelerated agrarian crisis, depopulation of whole districts, and the rise of local zamindar revolts. Drawing on the Maasir-i-Alamgiri and…
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