Economic Prosperity under Delhi Sultanate

Occupation - Agriculture (rice, sugar cane, cotton & oil seeds)

Crafts - Weaving of wool & silk, jewellery making, metal work & stone work)

Industrial centres - Delhi, Jaunpur, Lucknow & Cambay

Trade centres - Central & West Asian states, East Africa & China)

Nobility & Iqta System Nobility group -- The nobility was a powerful

group under the Sultanate period. Most of the nobles were Afghan or Turkish in origin. The nobility class include provincial governors, military commanders and high ranking officials.

Iqta System – Instead of paying cash salary to an officer, the state granted him a certain revenue arising from a piece of land or village reserved for the purpose. The land grants were known as Iqtas & their holders were called Iqtadars. It was known as Iqta System. Under this system, out of the revenue collected, the officer kept a certain amount of salary for maintaining the soldiers of the Sultan.

Iqtadars

The responsibilities of Iqtadars were:-

1. To lead military campaigns.2. Maintain law and order in their Iqtas.3. Supply soldiers to Sultan in times of

war.4. Pay salaries to the soldiers. 5. Collect revenue and maintain

revenue records.

Questions

Level 11. The main occupation of people under Delhi

Sultanate was _____.2. The trade centres of Delhi Sultanate were

China , ______ & ______.3. The industrial centres of Delhi Sultanate

were Delhi, ______& ______.4. During the Sultanate period, land grants

were known as ______. 5. The nobility class consists of _____, _____ &

______.

Questions

Level 21. What were the main crafts of

people during Delhi Sultanate?2. Define Iqtas. Who were called

Iqtadars?3. Define the Iqta System.4. What were the responsibilites of

Iqtadars?