Consider the following statements regarding the system of taxation and revenue in the Later Vedic Period: 1. 'Bali', which was a voluntary offering to the chief in the Rigvedic period, became a compulsory tax collected by royal officials. 2. The 'Bhagadugha' was the official responsible for distributing the collected taxes equally among the common people (Vis). 3. The emergence of a regular taxation system indicates the transition from a kinship-based polity to a class-structured territorial state. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Options:

  • A: 2 and 3 only
  • B: 1 and 2 only
  • C: 1 and 3 only
  • D: 1, 2 and 3

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