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. ...
The office of vizier reached its highest importance during the Tughlaq dynasty. The vizier became the chief administrator, managing revenue, taxation and political affairs. The Tughlaq rulers expanded the system to strengthen administrative efficiency and improve governance over the large ...
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 ...
Iltutmish was one of the most prominent rulers of the Slave Dynasty, also known as the Mamluk Dynasty. He consolidated the Delhi Sultanate after Qutbuddin Aibak’s death and completed several major administrative reforms. Iltutmish also introduced the Iqtadari system and ...