Multiple choice

'Ikatadari' custom was started by

  1. Balban

  2. Akbar

  3. Altamash

  4. Alauddin Khilji
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Explanation

The Ikatadari (or Iqtadari) system was introduced by Altamash (also known as Iltutmish), the third Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate (1211-1236). This was a land revenue and administrative system where officials (Iqtadars) were assigned territories from which they collected revenue in lieu of salary, maintaining a portion for state treasury and using the rest for administration and troops.

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