The Jizya Was the Tax Paid by

The jizya was the tax paid by

A) Muslims to Hindus as a means of fostering better relations between the two faiths.
B) European merchants for access to trade through the Indian Ocean.
C) Chinese merchants as a sort of bribe to allow them access to Indian markets.
D) non-Muslims as the price for retaining their religion in an Islamic country.
E) the Safavids to the Ottomans after their disastrous defeat at Chaldiran.