Question

7. What were the steps taken to ensure that muqtis
performed their duties? Why do you think they may
have wanted to defy the orders of the Sultans?​

Answer 1

Steps taken to ensure that muqtis performed their duties were as follows:-

-Their office was made inheritable and they were assigned iqtas for a short period of time before being shifted.

-Accountants were appointed by the state to check the amount of revenue collected by the muqtis.

-Care was taken that the muqti collected only the taxes prescribed by the state and that he kept the required number of soldiers.

The muqtis may have wanted to defy the orders of the sultan because their job was hereditary and transferable