Maukar, Ghar Picchhi or Family Tax in Garhwal, Kumaon in Gurkha/ Gorkha Rule

 History: Economical Administration of Garhwal, Kumaon in Gurkha Rule -4

History Discussion on Gurkha/Gorkha Administration in Garhwal - 53

History of Gorkha /Nepal Rule over Kumaun, Garhwal and Himachal (1790-1815) -116    

   History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) -637

                          By: Bhishma Kukreti (A History Student)

              In Kumaon Gurkha administration used to take another tax as Ghar Picchhi or tax on back of house (Pande). This tax was called in Garhwal as Maukar. Mau means one family. That means Ghar Picchhi or Maukar tax was levied on each family. The tax was not collected every year but was collected on exigency and as per need of the region.

   As far as the records available of Dhangu Kameen (Thokdar Awtar Singh private collection), there is no mention of Maukar. Since most of records are destroyed there might be that Maukar was also collected in Dhangu Region (Gangasalan) in any year. There is a tax named as ‘Pagari’ that was collected in Dhangu in 1805 and 1806 as Rs 100 and Rs 3 respectively.  Was ‘Pagari’ as Maukar? Nobody knows.  We don’t have records that offer reasons for the  difference in Pagari tax in 1805 and 1806.

** Most of references and details were taken from Dr Dabral

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti Mumbai, India, bckukreti@gmail.com16/5//2015

History of Garhwal – Kumaon-Haridwar (Uttarakhand, India) to be continued… Part -638

*** History of Gorkha/Gurkha /Nepal Rule over Kumaun, Garhwal and Himachal (1790-1815) to be continued in next chapter 

(The History of Garhwal, Kumaon, Haridwar write up is aimed for general readers)

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History Gurkha /Gorkha Rule over Garhwal, Kumaon, Uttarakhand; Himachal; History Gurkha /Gorkha Rule over Pauri Garhwal, Udham Singh Nagar Kumaon, Uttarakhand; Sirmour Himachal; History Gurkha /Gorkha Rule over Chamoli Garhwal, Nainital Kumaon, Uttarakhand; Kangara Himachal; History Gurkha /Gorkha Rule over Rudraprayag Garhwal, Almora Kumaon, Uttarakhand; Baghat Himachal; History Gurkha /Gorkha Rule over Tehri Garhwal, Champawat Kumaon, Uttarakhand; Punar Himachal; History Gurkha /Gorkha Rule over Uttarkashi Garhwal, Bageshwar Kumaon, Uttarakhand;  Nahan Himachal; History Gurkha /Gorkha Rule over Dehradun Garhwal, Pithoragarh Kumaon, Uttarakhand; History Himachal; 

Nepal Itihas, Garhwal Itihas, Kumaon Itihas, Himachal Itihas; Gurkha/Gorkha ka Kumaon par  Adhikar Itihas , Gurkha/Gorkha Garhwal par Shasan Itihas;  Gurkha/Gorkha Rule in Kumaon, Garhwal Uttarakhand; History Gurkha/Gorkha  Rule in Himachal,

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History: State Income Muakar or Gharpichhhi Kar from different Taxes in Garhwal, Kumaon in Gurkha Rule; History: State Income f Muakar or Gharpichhhi Kar rom different Taxes in Pauri Garhwal, Udham Singh Nagar Kumaon in Gurkha Rule; History: State Income Muakar or Gharpichhhi Kar from different Taxes in Chamoli Garhwal, Nainital Kumaon in Gurkha Rule; History: State Income from different Taxes in Rudraprayag Garhwal, Almora Kumaon in Gurkha Rule; History: State Income Muakar or Gharpichhhi Kar from different Taxes in Tehri Garhwal, Champawat Kumaon in Gurkha Rule; History: State Income Muakar or Gharpichhhi Kar from different Taxes in Uttarkashi Garhwal, Bageshwar Kumaon in Gurkha Rule;  History: State Income Muakar or Gharpichhhi Kar from different Taxes in Dehradun Garhwal, Pithoragarh Kumaon in Gurkha Rule;