Jizya means _____?
Jizya means _____?
جزیہ کا مطلب کیا ہے؟
Explanation
- Jizya is a poll tax historically imposed on non-Muslims in Muslim states.
- In India, Qutb-ud-din Aibak was the first to impose Jizya.
- The tax was abolished by Mughal ruler Akbar in the 16th century but reintroduced by Aurangzeb in the 17th century.
- Kharaj was a land tax imposed on non-Muslim cultivators and landlords.