Iltutmish, the third ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, effectively institutionalized the Iqta system as a method for administering the vast territories of the Sultanate and paying his officers.
Which medieval King of India introduced the "Iqkta system"?
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2010 · Topic: Delhi Sultanate: Administration (Land Grant Systems (Iqta, Inam, Waqf))
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