The Foundation of Muslim Rule in India: A History of the Establishment and Progress of the Turkish Sultanate of Delhi, 1206–1290 A.D. c15.11

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¹ Both the words are used in a synonymous sense. See Barani, p. 96. also p. 430 where Balban, in advising his son Bughra Khan, muqti of Lakhnauti, drew a distinction between Iqlimdari (kingdom) and Wilayat-dari, the last word having been evidently used for muqti-ship; see also Moreland: Agrarian System of Moslem India, Appendix B.

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