During the Delhi Sultanate period, which one of the following taxes was levied on treasure looted in war?
Khums
During the Delhi Sultanate the state raised revenue under several distinct heads, and Islamic fiscal law set apart a specific share on the spoils of war.
Khums literally means 'one-fifth'. It was the levy on treasure, booty and plunder seized in war: one-fifth of such wealth went to the state treasury while the remaining four-fifths was distributed among the soldiers who fought.
Kharaj, by contrast, was the land revenue charged on agricultural produce, having nothing to do with war spoils.
Jizyah was a protection tax collected from non-Muslim subjects, and Zakat was the obligatory religious charity paid by Muslims on their accumulated wealth.
Since only Khums specifically attached to plunder captured in battle, none of Kharaj, Jizyah or Zakat fits a tax on looted treasure.
Hence the tax levied on treasure looted in war was Khums.
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