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Egypt · History · Hard
What was the name of the system of land tenure, established under Muhammad Ali and only abolished by Nasser in 1952, that granted large estates to a landed aristocracy in exchange for tax collection?
Answer: The Iltizam system — The iltizam (tax-farm) system granted wealthy notables (multazims) the right to collect taxes from peasants on specific villages in return for a fixed payment to the state — abolished by Muhammad Ali himself in 1814 but replaced by an equally unequal land-distribution regime (the 'izba system) that concentrated ownership in the hands of a new rural elite.
- A The Iqta' system
- B The Waqf system
- C The Iltizam system ✓
- D The Timar system
The iltizam (tax-farm) system granted wealthy notables (multazims) the right to collect taxes from peasants on specific villages in return for a fixed payment to the state — abolished by Muhammad Ali himself in 1814 but replaced by an equally unequal land-distribution regime (the 'izba system) that concentrated ownership in the hands of a new rural elite.