Question

With reference to the administrative system of the Delhi Sultanate, give the functions of each of the following official:

Ariz-i-mumalik

Answer 1

Ariz-i-mumalik:The minister in charge of the army was called ariz-i-mumalik’. The ariz was not the commander-in-chief of the army since the Sultan himself commanded all the armed forces. The special responsibility of the ariz’s department was to recruit, equip and pay the army