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Question
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
Explain the Chehra system in Sher Shah’s military administration.
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Solution
Sher Shah adopted a system of branding horses (dagh) and maintaining a descriptive roll of the soldiers (chehra). The army was divided into many units, and each unit was placed under a commander.
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