Social, Administrative and Revenue System of Major Empires

Administration under Alauddin Khilji

• Alauddin Khalji maintained a large permanent standing army and paid them in cash from the royal treasury.
• He introduced the system of dagh (branding of horses) and prepared huliya (descriptive list of soldiers). He also introduced the Chehra system in which he kept the biometric information of soldiers.
• In order to ensure maximum efficiency, a strict review of army from time to time was carried out.
• The introduction of paying salaries in cash to the soldiers led to price regulations popularly called as Market Reforms.
• Alauddin Khalji established four separate markets in Delhi, one for grain; another ....