The key rural administrative officials 'Khots' and 'Muqaddams' under the Delhi Sultanate primarily served in what capacity? MCQ with Answer and Explanation
The key rural administrative officials 'Khots' and 'Muqaddams' under the Delhi Sultanate primarily served in what capacity?
A. Supervisors of state-owned royal markets
B. Hereditary village headmen assisting in revenue collection
C. Commanders of local cavalry units
D. Judges settling civil disputes in towns
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Khots and Muqaddams were prominent village headmen who collected agricultural taxes on behalf of the state. Alauddin Khalji famously stripped them of their special tax privileges.
Explanation:
The 'Tarikh-i-Alfi' (History of the Millennium) was commissioned by Akbar to celebrate the approaching end of the first Islamic millennium, compiled by a board of scholars led by Mulla Daud.
Explanation:
Lakshmana Sena was the ruler of Bengal when Ikhtiyar uddin Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji launched a swift cavalry raid on Nadiya, forcing the king to retreat to eastern Bengal.
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