Question

From the point of view of the Turkish rule, the most important contribution of Iltutmish was?
A) Establishment of dynasty rule
B)He was the first Muslim ruler in India to issue coins
C) He made Delhi the capital of sultanate
D) He organised the Iqta system

Answer 1

Hint: Iltutmish gave away land to his soldiers in order to pay them for their services. Iltutmish was one of the slaves of Qutb-ud-din Aibak who later became his Son-in-Law.

Complete answer:
Iltutmish divided the empire into several Iqtas and assigned them to various nobles. He initiated the tradition of maintaining the permanent army of the Sultan. He was the first ruler to issue coins for example Tankha of silver and Jital of copper in India. His dynasty ruled over Delhi for 30 years and got a recognition of Sultan from the Khalifa.Now let's see the options:-

Establishment of dynasty rule- The credit for establishment of the dynasty rule is mainly given to Qutub-u-din Aibak , hence it is an incorrect option.
He was the first Muslim ruler in India to issue coins - Iltutmish was the first Muslim ruler in India to introduce pure Arabic coins but it did not affect the Turkish rule as much therefore this is an incorrect option.
He made Delhi the capital of sultanate- Aibak made his capital in Lahore and then later shifted to Delhi. Hence this is incorrect.
He organised the Iqta system- The Iqta system was important to the Turkish rule as it made it easy to pay their soldiers hence this is correct.

Hence the correct answer is option D.

Note: Iltutmish was the most important Indian ruler of the medieval age . He was very clever, wise enough to give the sultanate their capital , independent existence ,mechanical system of government and a new class of rulers. The Iqta system proved to be beneficiary to the soldiers as well as to the government.