Another ruler of Karkota dynasty specifically Jayapida who is explicit to possess have fallen a prey to avarice and to own laden his people by fiscal exactions. The measures which had formerly been intended for the comfort of the good were currently adopted for the oppression of his subjects. He spent the revenues of the according to his pleasure and as suggested by the Kayasthas. King Jayapida took away even the cultivators share of produce for three consecutive years.
Kalhana provided much detail regarding the fiscal exactions made by the king Samkaravarman of the Utpala dynasty. The state increased its income from the confiscation of agrahara land, that belonged to the temples as jagir for its maintenance and was taken by King Samkaravarman …show more content…
The temples were given fixed revenue for its maintenance and management as compensation. The cultivators had to pay other taxes both direct and indirect. It is said that he took money from the temples the profit arising from the sale of incense, sandalwood and other articles of worship on the plea that they were the kings share of the selling price. He plundered sixty-four temples on the pretence of superintending them. Kalhana aslo mentioned that the king took a lease of the villages attached to the temples after paying compensation allowance (pratikara) to their possessions and at the time of payment he reduced the weight of the scales by one-third. A reference from Rajatarangini also mentions that he put down all opposition by saying that the deduction was made on the account of the food supply, cost of woollen cloaks, etc., and the temple parishads were still receiving more than their annual allowance. Stein makes mention that he used wrong weights while paying revenue assignment of rice and other produce to the temples and their corporations. The kings officials could easily defraud the grantees. He established his revenue officers Attapatibhaga and Grhakrtya. King Samkaravarman instituted the system of levying beggar (forced labour)
Kalhana provided much detail regarding the fiscal exactions made by the king Samkaravarman of the Utpala dynasty. The state increased its income from the confiscation of agrahara land, that belonged to the temples as jagir for its maintenance and was taken by King Samkaravarman …show more content…
The temples were given fixed revenue for its maintenance and management as compensation. The cultivators had to pay other taxes both direct and indirect. It is said that he took money from the temples the profit arising from the sale of incense, sandalwood and other articles of worship on the plea that they were the kings share of the selling price. He plundered sixty-four temples on the pretence of superintending them. Kalhana aslo mentioned that the king took a lease of the villages attached to the temples after paying compensation allowance (pratikara) to their possessions and at the time of payment he reduced the weight of the scales by one-third. A reference from Rajatarangini also mentions that he put down all opposition by saying that the deduction was made on the account of the food supply, cost of woollen cloaks, etc., and the temple parishads were still receiving more than their annual allowance. Stein makes mention that he used wrong weights while paying revenue assignment of rice and other produce to the temples and their corporations. The kings officials could easily defraud the grantees. He established his revenue officers Attapatibhaga and Grhakrtya. King Samkaravarman instituted the system of levying beggar (forced labour)