1. A remarkable feature of the Mughal system under Akbar was his revenue administration.
2. He developed that largely under the supervision of his famed Revenue Minister Raja Todar Mai.
3. It took two decades for Akbar to develop and implement a revenue system that would benefit both the State and the Farmer.
4. In 1580 C.E. he obtained the previouslO years’ focal revenue statistics, detailed productivity and price fluctuations.
5. He averaged the produce of different crops and their prices.
6. It ranged from one-third to onehalf of production value and was payable in “dams”. This system was called zabt.
