The Foundation of Muslim Rule in India: A History of the Establishment and Progress of the Turkish Sultanate of Delhi, 1206–1290 A.D. c14.69

c14.69

A kind of advisory council for the Sultan was formed by the *amir-i-hajib*, his deputy, the *wazir*, the *ariz*, the *wakil-i-dar* and the *kotwal* of Delhi³. There was however no hard and fast rule as to its constitutional functions and much deparded on the Sultan's whim. Non-officials also were normally consulted, who together with the officers, were known as the *Arkan-i-Daulat*; Bughra Khan was specially instructed to follow the advice of these counsellors⁴. Kiqubad was urged to refer all problems of government to his cabinet of four ministers composed of the *wazir*, the *ariz*, and the heads of the *diwan-i-insha* and *rasalat*⁵.