Examine the taxation system under the Mahajanapadas. - Vidyadip

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Examine the taxation system under the Mahajanapadas.

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As the rulers of the mahajanapadas needed huge amount of money, they used to collect regular taxes. These included:

One-sixth tax was fixed on crops which was called bhaga or a share.
Taxes were collected from craftspersons.
Herders were also expected to pay taxes in the form of animals and animal produce.
Taxes on goods that were bought and sold through trade.
Hunters and gatherers had to provide forest produce to the raja.

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