who was the commander in chief of the army during the sultanate's period
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The post of Diwan-i-ariz was next to the Wazir. He was the controller general of the military establishment. It was his duty to recruit troops and to maintain the descriptive rolls of men and horses. He was also to arrange to held review in order to inspect the forces. The Sultan was the commander-in-chief of the army. So the Ariz-i-mamalik was not to command the royal troops generally, but sometimes he had to do it, at least a part of the army. He particularly looked after the discipline of the army, their equipments and their dispositions on the battle field. It was a very important department. Sometimes the Sultan himself performed some of its tasks. Ala-ud-din Khilji often paid personal attention to it.
they kept changing from period to period