kharaj

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noun

A kind of individual Islamic tax on agricultural land and its produce.

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jizya
OriginArabic خَرَاج →
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Meanings

nounkharaj (uncountable)

alternative khiraj

  1. uncountableIslamA kind of individual Islamic tax on agricultural land and its produce.
  2. historicaluncountableIslamA lump sum duty levied by Muslims upon the lands of conquered provinces.
  3. historicaluncountableIslamA land tax levied by Muslim rulers on non-Muslim subjects or dhimmis.

    Synonyms: jizya

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA land tax levied by Muslim rulers on non-Muslim subjects or dhimmis.

Similar
jizya
Also see
jizya

Origin

  1. Arabicخَرَاج
  2. Arabicخَرَاج
  3. Englishkharaj

Borrowed from Arabic خَرَاج (ḵarāj).

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APA

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