General Knowledge - Indian History - Discussion

Todarmal is related with revenue.

He was one of the navaraktnas in Akbar's durbar.

Todar Mal brings out a system of taxation called dahshala.

May I know who is that Navaratnas in Akbar's durbar.

Todar mal is a person who was helping to king in financia structure to the kingdom.

He was the revenue minister of Akbar who bring out the Zabti system.

Todar Mal was a person in Akbar court who settles all land reform problems.

Todarmal wasone of the Navratan of the court in Akbar.

Todarmal organised the land revenue system under Akbar. He laid down the rules of measurement and fixing of land revenue based on area of land and its produce, type of irrigation etc.

Land-revenue constituted the primary source of income of the government. Akbar introduced fresh reforms in the land-revenue system. In this Akbar was assisted by Todarmal who was appointed Diwan-i-A shraf or the revenue minister.

Akbar's land-revenue reforms rested on the new system introduced by Todarmal which became popular by the name of Todarmal's bandobast. The three main features of the bandobast or system were: (a) Survey and measurement of land, (b) Classification of land on the basis of its productivity and (c) The assessment of land-revenue.