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With reference to jizyah, consider the following statements.

1. It was a pilgrimage tax levied on non- muslims under Sultanate rule.

2. It was collected through special officers called barids.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 Only

2 Only

Both 1 and 2

None of the above

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Explanation:

Jizyah was the tax that early Islamic rulers demanded from their non-Muslim subjects. This was a tax in lieu of military service and was paid on a graduated scale according to means. It was not a pilgrimage tax. Women, children and indigent who had insufficient means were exempt from it.
Barids were intellegence agents posted in different parts of the empire. Only a nobleman who enjoyed the fullest confidence of the ruler was appointed as the chief barid.