BharatNotes Sultanate
nounUsage in a UPSC answer
The administrative and revenue innovations of the Delhi Sultanate, particularly under Alauddin Khalji's market controls and Sher Shah Suri's later land-revenue reforms, laid institutional foundations on which the Mughal state would subsequently build.
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Word Family
sultan (n), sultana (n), sultanate (n), sultanic (adj), sultanship (n)
Root
Arabic sulṭān = strength, authority, ruler; Persian saltanat = sultanate; English -ate = office/state suffix
Etymology
From Classical Persian saltanat (سَلْطَنَت); by surface analysis, English sultan (from Arabic sulṭān, "strength, authority, ruler") plus the suffix -ate denoting rank or office.
Memory Hook
A SULTAN + -ATE = the estate (land) that a sultan rules; picture a sultan seated on his throne over the territory bearing his name (e.g., the Sultanate of Oman).
Seen in UPSC Question Papers
- Prelims 2022 — Medieval India
- Prelims 2022 — Medieval India
- Prelims 2019 — Medieval India
- Mains 2023 · GS1 · 15 marks — Medieval India
Real UPSC previous-year questions whose text uses “Sultanate” — proof this word earns its place on your list.
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