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The iqta system was a key institution during the Delhi Sultanate period. An iqta was a territorial grant made by the sultan to nobles and officials, whereby they were assigned the right to collect taxes from the land to fulfill their obligations of maintaining troops for the sultan. The holder of an iqta, known as a muqti, collected taxes from peasants but was not allowed to impose additional taxes; if they did, the sultan could revoke their powers. Iqtas could vary in size and be increased or decreased by

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