Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Medieval History

The Sultanate maintained central departments under the Sultan, Naib and Wazir, while territorial administration proceeded through iqtas, shiqs and parganas.

Muqtis maintained order, collected revenue and led military campaigns.

Succession, however, was not governed by a clear law.

Which conclusion is most defensible?

  1. The Sultanate had no system of delegated territorial administration
  2. Central departments coexisted with delegated military-fiscal authority, while succession remained power-dependent
  3. Every provincial officer exercised only judicial authority
  4. A fixed hereditary law made military superiority irrelevant to succession
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