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Administration During Delhi Sultanate Period
- The Delhi sultanate brought a new ruling class and administrative system to India.
- The Sultanate was headed by the Sultan and assisted by nobles, with various other offices.
- There was a council of Ministers, Majlis-i-Khalwat, to theoretically assist the Sultan.
- The Sultanate administration was known as the Turko-Afghan setup in India and the Sultans saw themselves as representatives of the Caliph.
- Iltutmish was the first Sultan to receive recognition from the Caliph.
- The Delhi sultanate was neither a theocratic nor secular state and depended on the ruler.
- Mullahs interpreted shariyath and Qajis executed it.
- Territorial administration was divided into shiqs controlled by shiqdar, paraganas controlled by amil, and villages controlled by headmen (called muqaddam, chaudhri, or khut).
- Patwaries were the village accountants.
- The lands were classified into three categories: iqta land, khalisa land, and inam land.
