- The Iqtadari system was a land distribution and administrative system used during the Delhi Sultanate. - An 'iqta' was a piece of land or area assigned to an 'iqtadar' (holder of iqta) in lieu of salary. - Iqtadars were responsible for collecting revenue, maintaining law and order, and providing troops to the Sultan when needed. - The surplus revenue remaining after meeting their expenses and salary was called 'fawazil'.
Fawazil in the Sultanate period meant
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 1998 · Topic: Delhi Sultanate: Administration (Revenue Administration and Land Systems (Kharaj, Jizya, Zakat, Khums, Methods of Collection))
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Answer: C. excess amount paid to the exchequer by the iqtadars
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