Consider the following statements:
1. In the revenue administration of the Delhi Sultanate, the in charge of r

Question

Consider the following statements:
1. In the revenue administration of the Delhi Sultanate, the in charge of revenue collection was known as ‘Amil’.
2. The iqta system of Sultans of Delhi was an ancient indigenous institution.
3. The office of ‘Mir Bakshi’ came into existence during the reign of Khalji Sultans of Delhi.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

During the Delhi Sultanate, the primary revenue collector at the local level, responsible for assessment and collection of land revenue, was indeed called the 'Amil'. The iqta system, although adapted and expanded by the Delhi Sultans, had its roots in pre-Islamic Persian and Turkic administrative practices, not as an ancient indigenous Indian institution. The office of Mir Bakshi, responsible for military affairs and intelligence, was a later development, primarily associated with the Mughal Empire, not the Khalji Sultans of the Delhi Sultanate.