INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Iqta system was a unique type of land distribution and administrative system introduced during the reign of Iltutmish. In the Iqta system the lands of the Delhi Sultanate were divided into several large and small tracts called Iqta and assigned these Iqtas to the Sultan’s soldiers, officers and nobles.

Detailed explanation-2: -iqṭāʿ, in the Islāmic empire of the Caliphate, land granted to army officials for limited periods in lieu of a regular wage.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lands were also classified into three categories namely iqta land, khalisa land, and inam land. Iqta lands were the lands assigned to officials as iqtas instead of payment of their services. On the other hand khalisa land were under the direct control of the Sultan.

Detailed explanation-4: -Under Iqta System, the land of the empire was divided into several large and small tracts called Iqta and assigned these Iqtas to his soldiers, officers and nobles. In the beginning, an Iqta was based upon salary. Later, under Firoz Shah Tughlaq it became hereditary.