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Kharaj

ख़राज
also written: Khiraj
Meaning

Land tax or tribute levied by a state.

See it in the verse

Kharaj in Iqbal’s couplets

Nigah-e-faqr mein shan-e-sikandari kya hai
Khiraj ki jo gada ho wo qaisari kya hai
In the eyes of a free spirit, what is the splendour of an Alexander? An empire that begs for tribute is no empire at all.
Selfhood · Freedom · Self-Knowledge
Related words
PERSIAN

Baj

Tribute or tax paid by a subject or vassal to a sovereign.

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