Sardeshmukhi

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Sardeshmukhi was a tax levied by the Maratha Empire, typically an additional surcharge claimed by Maratha rulers over and above regular land revenue in territories under their influence.


Statements (29)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Maratha fiscal levy
tax
appliedIn Maratha Empire
appliedTo areas beyond directly administered Maratha territory
associatedWith Maratha administration
Maratha expansion
category Taxation in the Maratha Empire
collectionMethod demanded from local revenue-collecting authorities
country India
describedAs additional surcharge over and above regular land revenue
follows land revenue
governingAuthority Chhatrapati of the Marathas
Maratha central authority
historicalContext Mughal–Maratha conflicts
historicalPeriod early modern India
languageOfName Marathi
legalStatus recognized claim of Maratha suzerainty
leviedOn land revenue payers
territories under Maratha influence
partOf Maratha revenue system
purpose to assert Maratha overlordship
to raise additional state revenue
region Deccan
Western India
relatedTo Chauth
taxBase land revenue
taxType surcharge
usedBy Maratha rulers
Maratha state

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Maratha Empire
taxSystem

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