Question

3. Who introduced the system of dagh and chehra and why?

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Answer 1

Answer:

This system was introduced by Alauddin Khilji (1296–1316) and consisted of two practices:

[i] Dagh [=Mark]: Was a mark made on each cavalry horse identifying it as a royal or approved horse. This was the check the malpractice of changing royal / approved horses with those of low quality.

[ii] Chehra [=Face]: Was a system in which a description of the soldier was recorded by a royal clerk. This was to prevent the system of deploying substitute soldiers.