In the iqta system, fawazil denoted surplus receipts—amounts collected over and above the official share or stipend granted to iqtadars (land administrators). Instead of keeping the extra for themselves, iqtadars were expected to hand over fawazil to the central treasury as additional state revenue. This mechanism allowed sultans to extract more income from productive lands and manage finances without altering formal grants. The concept underlined the balance between local fiscal privileges and the sovereign’s right to claim surplus produce and it was an important element in medieval revenue administration.