Iqta system
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The Iqta system was a medieval Islamic land revenue and military administration framework in which state-assigned land grants funded soldiers and officials in lieu of direct cash salaries.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Iqta system canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Iqta system Context triple: [Mamluk dynasty of Delhi, administrativeSystem, Iqta system]
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mansabdari system
The mansabdari system was a hierarchical military-bureaucratic framework in the Mughal Empire that ranked officials and determined their salaries and obligations based on the number of troops they were required to maintain.
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Nizam-i Cedid
Nizam-i Cedid was a late 18th-century Ottoman military reform program that created a modern, European-style army to replace the empire’s traditional forces.
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Ryotwari system
The Ryotwari system was a land revenue arrangement in British India under which taxes were collected directly from individual peasant cultivators rather than through intermediaries.
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Takhtajan system
The Takhtajan system is an influential 20th-century classification of flowering plants developed by Armenian-Russian botanist Armen Takhtajan, notable for its detailed phylogenetic approach and extensive use in botanical taxonomy before being superseded by molecular-based systems.
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Mahalwari system
The Mahalwari system was a colonial-era land revenue arrangement in northern and central India under British rule, in which tax was assessed on entire villages or estates (mahals) collectively rather than on individual cultivators.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Iqta system Target entity description: The Iqta system was a medieval Islamic land revenue and military administration framework in which state-assigned land grants funded soldiers and officials in lieu of direct cash salaries.
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A.
mansabdari system
The mansabdari system was a hierarchical military-bureaucratic framework in the Mughal Empire that ranked officials and determined their salaries and obligations based on the number of troops they were required to maintain.
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B.
Nizam-i Cedid
Nizam-i Cedid was a late 18th-century Ottoman military reform program that created a modern, European-style army to replace the empire’s traditional forces.
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C.
Ryotwari system
The Ryotwari system was a land revenue arrangement in British India under which taxes were collected directly from individual peasant cultivators rather than through intermediaries.
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D.
Takhtajan system
The Takhtajan system is an influential 20th-century classification of flowering plants developed by Armenian-Russian botanist Armen Takhtajan, notable for its detailed phylogenetic approach and extensive use in botanical taxonomy before being superseded by molecular-based systems.
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E.
Mahalwari system
The Mahalwari system was a colonial-era land revenue arrangement in northern and central India under British rule, in which tax was assessed on entire villages or estates (mahals) collectively rather than on individual cultivators.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiscal institution
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land revenue system ⓘ military-administrative system ⓘ |
| affects |
distribution of land revenue
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rural agrarian structure ⓘ |
| aimedToLimit |
central treasury burdens
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direct cash expenditure by the state ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abu Yusuf’s fiscal ideas
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Nizam al-Mulk’s administrative reforms ⓘ |
| basedOn | assignment of land revenue rights ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | non-hereditary grants in early phases ⓘ |
| compensates | service instead of cash salary ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
direct salary payment from treasury
ⓘ
private land ownership without service obligations ⓘ |
| developedDuring | 9th century ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Islamic legal and fiscal treatises ⓘ |
| expandedDuring |
10th century
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11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ |
| grantsTo |
bureaucratic officials
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local notables ⓘ military commanders ⓘ soldiers ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
decentralized tax collection
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funding state officials ⓘ funding the army ⓘ territorial control ⓘ |
| includesConcept |
iqta land assignment
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muqta (holder of an iqta) ⓘ |
| influenced |
land revenue practices in Indo-Islamic polities
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later Ottoman timar system ⓘ |
| involves |
administrative responsibilities
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grant of revenue from specific lands ⓘ military service obligations ⓘ tax collection from peasants ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | jagir system in India ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Islamic rulers
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central bureaucracy ⓘ |
| relatedTo | feudal land grants ⓘ |
| requires |
periodic confirmation of grants
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registration of grants ⓘ |
| tendedToBecome | hereditary over time in some regions ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Abbasid Caliphate
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Delhi Sultanate ⓘ Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ
surface form:
Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt
Seljuk Empire ⓘ medieval Islamic world ⓘ various Islamic sultanates ⓘ |
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