Which of the following pairs of a Mughal ruler and the land records prepared under him is correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Aurangzeb - annual records of the number of cultivators in each village
Option (1) Akbar - annual records of the number of cultivators in each village — Incorrect. Akbar's reign is linked to the Ain totals of measured land. The order for yearly records of cultivators came later.
Option (2) Aurangzeb - aggregates of cultivated and cultivable lands of each province — Incorrect. The totals of cultivated and cultivable land of each province were compiled in the Ain during <strong>Akbar's</strong> rule.
Option (3) Babur - aggregates of cultivated and cultivable lands of each province — Incorrect. Babur founded the empire, but the aggregates of measured lands belong to the Ain under <strong>Akbar</strong>.
Option (4) Aurangzeb - annual records of the number of cultivators in each village — Correct. In <strong>1665, Aurangzeb</strong> ordered his revenue officials to prepare <strong>annual records of cultivators</strong> in each village.
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