The Sara-e-Adl (Place of Justice) was the market established by Alauddin Khalji to strictly control the prices of manufactured goods and imported commodities. Its main focus was on textiles (cloth, silks), sugar, dry fruits, and other high-value items, as part ...
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Jalaluddin Firoz Khalji established the ‘Diwan-i-Waquf,’ a department responsible for overseeing state expenditure and managing waqf (endowment) properties during the Delhi Sultanate. This administrative innovation helped organize and control financial matters related to charitable and religious endowments under his reign. ...
Ibn Battuta, the famous Moroccan traveler, described the efficient postal system of the Delhi Sultanate. He mentioned two types of postal services—one for government messages and another for quick communication using horses and runners across long distances. ANSWER: (A) Ibn ...
Jawabits were state laws or administrative rules issued by the sultans of Delhi to regulate governance. They were separate from religious laws and focused mainly on civil and political matters, including revenue, discipline and administration. ANSWER: (C) State laws
Bakhtiyar Khilji was Ghori’s most dynamic general who conquered Bihar and Bengal between 1202–05. He destroyed Buddhist monasteries like Nalanda and then marched into Assam in 1206. His swift conquests expanded Ghurid influence deep into eastern India. His military success ...