Write a short note on iqtas
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DURING the sultanate period,the land was distributed to the lords as IQTAS with the authority to collect taxes.the lord who had the responsibility of the IQTAS was known as the 'Muqti' or 'Wali. out of the taxes collected,the surplus after meeting the expenses of the army authority was only for collecting taxes. The IQTA did not have any hereditary rights or any other special rights.
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DURING the sultanate period,the land was distributed to the lords as IQTAS with the authority to collect taxes.the lord who had the responsibility of the IQTAS was known as the 'Muqti' or 'Wali. out of the taxes collected,the surplus after meeting the expenses of the army authority was only for collecting taxes. The IQTA did not have any hereditary rights or any other special rights.
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Iqtas were pieces of lands of varying sizes that were given by Qutbuddin Aibak, the founder of the Slave dynasty, in lieu of salaries to nobles and officers. Those holding the Iqtas did not receive the ownership of the land but only the right to earn revenue from it.
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