Karori
Topic: Mughal Agrarian Society and Economy · NCERT: Beyond NCERT
Meaning
A karori was a revenue officer appointed by Akbar in c. 1574–75. Each was put in charge of an area expected to yield one crore (10 million) dams of revenue. The dam was a copper coin. Karoris collected revenue and gathered facts on crop yields and prices. This information helped Akbar's officials design the dahsala system. Under that system, revenue was fixed from the average produce and prices of the previous ten years.
Example
In northern India, Akbar's karoris recorded what fields produced and what crops sold for. Todar Mal used this kind of data in his crop-yield and price surveys. These surveys shaped Akbar's cash-based land revenue system.
Don't confuse with
- Amalguzar (amil-guzar): He was the regular district revenue collector. The karori was a special officer set over areas defined by their expected revenue.
Related concepts
- Mughal land revenue system
- Jama
- Hasil
- Amalguzar
- Kankut
- Batai
- Khet-batai
- Lang batai
- Classification of lands under Akbar
- Polaj