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Question
With reference to the administrative system of the Delhi Sultanate, give the functions of each of the following official:
Ariz-i-mumalik
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Solution
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
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