Agrarian rebellions were an important feature of the social and economic history of the Delhi Sultanate. The agrarian system of the Sultanate was based largely on the collection of land revenue from peasants, who constituted the major productive section of society. The state depended heavily on agricultural surplus to maintain its administration, army and ruling elite. Consequently, excessive taxation, harsh revenue collection and administrative interference sometimes created serious tensions between the peasantry and the ruling authorities. The expansion of the Sultanate brought large agricultural regions under centralized political control. The rulers attempted to increase their revenues by assessing and collecting land taxes. During the reign of Alauddin Khalji, particularly significant revenue reforms were introduced in the fertile regions of the Doab between the Ganga and Yamuna. The state attempted to collect a large proportion of agricultural produce as revenue and strengthened its direct control over revenue collection. While these measures increased state income, they also placed considerable pressure on cultivators and local intermediaries. Agrarian resistance took different forms. Peasants could resist by refusing to pay revenue, abandoning their villages, destroying crops or joining local chiefs and zamindars in armed opposition. In many areas, rural communities possessed strong local institutions and maintained considerable autonomy. The authority of