"In fine, the tribute you demand from the Hindus is repugnant to justice; it is equally foreign from good policy, as it must impoverish the country; moreover, it is an innovation and an infringement of the laws of Hindostan."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Appeal to Aurangzeb by a delegation of Hindus [variously ascribed either to Shivaji or to Rana Raj Singh ] in protest against the imposition of the Jizya. In Smith, The Oxford History of India, 438–39. Quoted from Spencer, Robert (2018). The history of Jihad: From Muhammad to ISIS.
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Taxation_in_India
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Taxation in India
15 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Taxation in India →
Related Quotes
"However, along with these beneficial measures for the peasants, differential treatment for people of various faiths w…"
"Encouraging conversion to Islam, clause 73 states: Every person who shall become a convert to the Mahomedan faith, if…"
"In many parts of the plains thorny jungles grow, behind the good defence of which the people… become stubbornly rebel…"
"The Sultan then asked, "How are Hindus designated in the law, as payers of tributes or givers of tribute? The Kazi re…"
"But the Mogul rule could scarcely be compared with administration by the Indian Civil Service. The brilliant courts w…"
"The Hindu was taxed to the extent of half the produce of his land, and had to pay duties on all his buffaloes, goats,…"
"…The abolition of jizyah in Hindustan is a result of friendship which (Hindus) have acquired with the rulers of this …"
"The real purpose of levying jiziya on them is to humiliate them to such an extent that they may not be able to dress …"
"According to Mulla Ahmad, "the main object of levying of Jiziyah on them... is their humiliation... God established (…"
"Thomas Roll, the president of the English factory in Surat wrote that jizyah was exacted by Aurangzeb for the duel pu…"