Consider the following statements regarding the reign of Iltutmish:
1. He organized the nobility into a select group of forty Turkish nobles known as Turkan-i-Chahalgani.
2. The Iqta system introduced by him was strictly hereditary from its very inception.
3. He was the first Turkish ruler to introduce purely Arabic coinage in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Statement 2 is incorrect. The Iqta system under Iltutmish was not hereditary; Iqtas were transferable revenue assignments given in lieu of salary. Statements 1 and 3 are correct. He introduced the silver Tanka and copper Jital, which were purely Arabic coins.

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