Fawazil in the Sultanate period meant

1. The term 'Fawazil' was used during the Sultanate period in the context of the Iqta system. 2. Iqtadars (holders of Iqtas) were required to collect revenue from their assigned territories (Iqtas). 3. After deducting their own salary and the expenses for maintaining troops, they had to remit the surplus revenue (fawazil) to the central exchequer. 4. Therefore, Fawazil meant the excess amount paid to the exchequer by the iqtadars.