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Analyse the Iqta system prevalent under the Delhi Sultanate?, For the smooth running of administration the sultanate of Delhi was further divided into, several provinces, called Iqta. Iqta system was a unique type of land distribution and, administrative system evolved during the reign of Iltutmish. The Iqtadari system was a, Turkish system which prevailed among the Turks before they came to India According to, Tucci, the original iatadari system among the Turks had three important features viz. a) the, person vested with iqta was styled muqti. He was the person responsible for the collection of, revenue of the iqta. b) Originally, the muqti had no other power except collection of revenue, from the peasants. c) Once the peasants paid up the revenue, the muqti had no control over, the life and property of the peasants. d) the muqti had to obey the law that land and peasant, society was a lawful property of the sultan. The muqti had no right it. e) The muqti,, according to Nizam ul-mulk held his office according to the discretion of the sultan. He, could be sacked or transferred by him. f) Originally, the muqti was required to keep an army, maintained by the income of the iqta. when the sultan needed the help of these soldiers, the, muqti had to send them. So the function of the muqti was a revenue collector cum general., Irfan Habib has pointed out that according to the muslim law, the surplus production of a, peasant belonged of the sultan. In order to collect it and distribute among the ruling class, the, iqta system was invented. Such was the origin and condition of iqta system on the eve of the, Turkish conquest of India.