Fawazil in the Sultanate period meant

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In the Sultanate period, the Iqta system was a method of land revenue assignment. An Iqtadar or Muqti was responsible for collecting revenue from his assigned territory, using it to maintain his required military troops and for his own personal expenses. Fawazil referred to the surplus or excess amount that remained after the Iqtadar had met these authorized expenses. By law, this balance had to be deposited into the central treasury or royal exchequer of the Sultan. Therefore, option C is the correct definition.

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extra payment made to the nobles

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revenue assigned in lieu of salary

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excess amount paid to the exchequer by the iqtadars

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illegal exactions extracted from the peasants

Fawazil in the Sultanate period meant

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