Question

distinctive features of the Iqta system

Answer 1

Qutbuddin Aibak , the founder of the slave or Mamluk dynasty, divided his empire into numerous big and small pieces of land, called Iqtas. These Iqtas were assigned to the nobles and officers in lieu of salary.The iqta holder is known as iqtadar or muqti.The duty of the muqti was to maintain law and order in their region or iqta.They received revenues as their salary.Control over muqtis was very harsh and hence they wanted to disobey the orders of sultans

OR

the people who were applied by kings to take money on particular area was known as iktadars,the place where they collected that revenue was known as iqta

Answer 2

Qutbuddin Aibak , the founder of the slave or Mamluk dynasty, divided his empire into numerous big and small pieces of land, called Iqtas. These Iqtas were assigned to the nobles and officers in lieu of salary.