Question : In the context of state and administration in the Delhi Sultanate, the term "muqtis" means:
Option 1: the head of Gram Panchayat
Option 2: a district-level judicial official
Option 3: the holder of a land assignment called "iqta"
Option 4: the head of a village community
Correct Answer: the holder of a land assignment called "iqta"
Solution : The correct answer is the holder of a land assignment called "iqta" .
Muqtis were commanders of military and administrative blocks known as iqta. The iqta system started with the need for early Turkish Sultans. Those areas of the Sultanate located away from the capital, which was not easy for the revenue collection, were given as an Iqta by the Sultan.
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