The ______ was a territorial assignment given to administrative officers and nobles in lieu of the services they performed for the state during Delhi sultanate.

Iqta

The correct answer is Option 2- Iqta

Iqta was a territorial assignment given to administrative officers and nobles in lieu of the services they performed for the state during the Delhi Sultanate.

The iqta system was introduced by the Ghaznavids and brought to India by the Ghurids. It was a system of land revenue administration in which the state granted a piece of land to an individual or a group of individuals for a fixed period of time. The recipient of the iqta was called an iqtadar.