Correct Option: A

Iltutmish, the medieval king of India, introduced the Iqta system. Iqta (Ikta) means the land or revenue assigned by a ruler to an individual. Since the early days of Islam, Iqta existed as a from of reward for service to the state and Iltutmish used it to get rid of the existing feudal order and to bring the distant parts of the empire together.