Monday, 17 April 2017

Chauth vs sardeshmuhi

Chauth and Sardeshmukhi were taxes conceived during the times of the Great Maratha Ruler Shivaji Maharaj.
'Chauth' means basically 1/4th i.e 25% of gross revenue or produce to be paid to jagirdars of Maratha empire from hostile or alien state. In return the state paying the tax would get an assuarance of non aggression from the Maratha army against the enemy state. 
'Sardeshmukhi' is an additional 10% tax levied upon the collected 'Chauth'. The reasons for the additional tax was due to the King claiming hereditary rights upon the tax collection. 
The Sardeshmuki directly went to the King's treasury whereas the share of king in Chauth was 1/3rd of the gross Chauth collected

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