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Hunters and gatherers were free of taxes in Mahajanapadas.

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The above statement is False.
1)      The rulers of mahajanapadas looked for new resources to build forts and maintain vast armies. Instead of depending on occasional gifts like the rajas of janapadas, rulers in mahajanapadas started collecting taxes and appointed officials to fulfil this task.
2)      The state levied the most important taxes on crops because most people were farmers. Officials fixed the tax as 1/6th of the total produce. It was known as Bhaga or share.
3)      Craftspersons paid taxes too. They could have been paying in the form of labour. For instance, a ruler might have a weaver or a smith work for him for a day every month.
4)      Herders also paid taxes in the form of animals and animal products. Hunters and gatherers paid tax in the form of forest produce to the raja.
5)      The state levied taxes on commodities of trade as well.
The correct statement is that Hunters and gatherers paid tax in the form of forest produce to the raja.

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