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Question
What was the iqta system?
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Solution
During Sultanate the empire was divided into provinces called iqtas’. During this period, the practice of giving grants of revenue from a territory came to be known as the ‘ iqta system’. Those who were given iqtas were called ‘iqtadars’. Out of this grant, the iqtadars had to maintain themselves, their families and some soldiers for use by the Sultan during war.
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