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Explain the system of taxation in the Mahajanapadas.                                                                                  

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Mahajanapadas collected regular taxes in the following ways :

(i) Taxes on crops were the most important. Usually, the tax was fixed at 1 / 6th of what was produced. This was known as bhaga or a share.

(ii) There were taxes on craftsperson?s as well. These could have been in the form of labour.

(iii) Herders were also expected to pay taxes in the form of animals and animal produce.

(iv) There were also taxes on goods that were bought and sold through trade.

(v) Hunters and gatherers also had to provide forest produce to the Raja.