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Muhammad of Ghur first started the Iqta system in India in 1206. Shams-ud-din Iltutmish (12010-1236) the first independent sultan of the Delhi Sultanate gave iqta system an institutional structure. The system underwent several transformations and during the reign of Firuz Shah Tughlaq, (1351-1388) it became hereditary.

The Sultanate of Delhi was divided into numerous small or large tract of lands called Iqta. Iqatadari is a unique system of distribution of land and its administration. It was assigned to the nobles, officers and soldiers. They administer it and collect revenue for the Sultanate. The officers who administered large iqtas were called Muqti or Wali. A portion of generated revenue known as Bawazil was sent to the Sultanate’s treasury. Diwan-i–Wizarat, the royal auditors used to maintain the accounts.The small iqtas were managed by individuals without any administrative duties. They have be present when required by the Sultanate. The iqtas were transferable that means the iqatadars can transfer from one region to another in a certain period of time. The system did not grant the right of the land but it was just an administrative unit.