the Delhi sultanate was based on military strength and not on popular support explain
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The Sultans of Delhi Sultanate were a perfect autocrat and their real source of authority was military strength. The standing army of the Sultanate consisted of the royal bodyguard and the troops of the capital. The contingents of the nobles, the walis and the iqtedars. Here, we are giving a complete summary of the Military reforms under the Delhi Sultanate for the aspirants of different competitive exams.
The Sultans were commander of forces, chief lawgiver and the final of the court of appeal. The titles of Amirs, Khan and Malik were a military gradation. Men of different nationalities were enlisted in the army. The army consists of infantry, cavalry and elephant corps. A sort of mechanical artillery, consisting of various crude machines like manjaniqs, mangos was used.
Iltutmish
1. Army was centrally recruited, paid and administered
Balban
1. Adopted two pronged strategies against the Mongols. Firstly, he exchanged embassies by the Mongol courts. Secondly, he created two defense lines. The first across the region of Lahore, Multan and Dipalpur under Prince Muhammad. The second line was laid in Sunam, Samana and Bhatinda under his youngest son, Prince Buhgra Khan.
2. He reorganised the central military department i.e. Diwan-i-Arz in order to strengthen the monarchy.
3. Increased the power and prestige of Ariz-i-Mamalik.
Alauddin Khilji
1. First sultan to introduced cash payment to soldiers.
2. Direct recruitment of the soldiers by Arz-i-Mamalik and maintenance of records of army recruits.
3. Introduced the concept of Daag (branding of the horses) and Huliya or Chehra (descriptive rolls of soldiers) system.
4. Introduced three grades of soldiers: Foot soldiers; Soldiers with one horse (ek-aspa); Soldiers with two horses (do-aspa).
Firoz Shah Tughlaq
1. Granted hereditary assignments of land to soldiers (the system ruins the army). Ranks were made hereditary.
List of the Military reforms by Sultans of Delhi
Sultans
Reforms
Iltutmish
Army was centrally recruited, paid and administered
Balban
Increased the power and prestige of Ariz-i-Mamalik.
Alauddin Khilji
Cash payment to soldiers. Dagh or branding of the horses. Records of army recruits.
Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Granted hereditary assignments of land to soldiers (the system ruins the army). Ranks were made hereditary.
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