The Institutionof Iqta‘ and Its Impact on Muslim Rule in India
The iqta‘ system of the Muslim world was the legacy of Buyids and not of Seljuks. Iqta‘s were not granted as a hereditary right. The financial records were audited by Diwan-i-Wizarat. The military iqta‘ of the Sultanate period was a forerunner of the jagirdari system of the Mughals. Historical. Based on primary sources. Documented.