Grant-holders profited by collecting full tax but paying only a tithe
Evidence
In this, the muqtfia is given a grant of khara¯j-land, from which he himself collects the khara¯j, but on which he pays the government only a tithe. The difference between the tithe and the khara¯j thus constitutes his profit, and the muqtfia becomes an intermediary between the state and the cultivator. — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 355
Categorization
Category: Causal Relationships
- DEFINE: Explains the tithe-vs-kharaj arbitrage mechanism that made muqtia profitable.
Related
- New land grants made the muqta a profit-taking tax intermediary (similarity 0.88)