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Iqta Land Grant System
Military fief system (iqta) prevalent in the Middle East under the Seljuks and Ayyubids, granting land tax rights to officers and officials in exchan…
Timeline
- c. 1171–1180Syria and Egypt · Middle EastSaladin inherited the iqta practices of the Seljuks and Zengids, granting land tax rights to military commanders and administrative officials to fund the army through tax revenue and maintain local order; fiefs could be reclaimed or reassigned as officials were transferred.
- c. 1175–1180Damascus · DamascusIqta revenues supported Ayyubid army maintenance and castle construction in the wars against the crusaders; fief holders were obliged to perform military service, forming an institutional link between state finance and military mobilization.
Sources
- Iḳṭāʿ — Claude Cahen https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/
- An Introduction to the First Turkish Empire: The Seljuks — Claude Cahen