What happened if a territory refused to pay Chauth?

Failure to pay often resulted in devastating raids by the Maratha cavalry, as the payment was the only way to ensure immunity from Maratha expansion.

Maratha Administrative and Fiscal Policy

UPSC Archival Analysis

Exam Year

2018

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ID: MED_MAR_2018_54 Ref: Satish Chandra, Medieval India

The Maratha claim of revenue for protection is called:

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Chauth was a revenue claim made by the Maratha Empire, consisting of 25% of the land revenue from neighboring territories in exchange for protection from Maratha raids.