Question

Who is credited with recognizing the Iqta system created by Mohammad Ghori?
(A) Aibak
(B) Balban
(C) Raziya Sultan
(D) Alauddin khilji

Answer 1

Hint: Mu'izz ad-Din Muhammad Ghori was known as Muhammad of Ghor. She was the Sultan of the Ghurid Empire. She ruled the Ghurid Empire with his brother Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad. They ruled the Ghurid Empire from 1173 to 1202. Then her brother Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad died.

Complete answer:
Mohammed Ghori introduced the Iqta system. The Iqta system is defined by Kennedy as "assignment to an individual of the right to collect the taxes from an area or community usually in exchange for military service." The Iqta system was developed in the first half of the tenth century. It was introduced to allay the treasure of the state when insufficient tax revenue made it hard for the government to pay salaries to army soldiers. Alauddin Khilji established direct control over the defeated states of Deccan and he is credited with recognizing the Iqta system created by Mohammad Ghori Khilji abolished the Iqta system and salaries were paid to soldiers in cash. Khilji also introduced the Chehra and dagh during his rule in which Chehra is related to biometric information about soldiers and dagh is related to the system of horse branding.
So, the correct answer is Option D.

Note: Therefore under this system, the soldiers collect the revenue directly from areas by the Iqtas system. The Iqta system was introduced at the starting of the Delhi Sultanate. It is basically a grant as two kinds of Iqtas-large and small. The small Iqtas were the small troop’s holders who had no administrative responsibilities. The owner of the large Iqtas was small troop governor, who had to follow some administrative responsibilities.