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 ....
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