The Foundation of Muslim Rule in India: A History of the Establishment and Progress of the Turkish Sultanate of Delhi, 1206–1290 A.D. c17.43

c17.43

A separate judicial organization existed for the army. In military camps a qazi-i-lashkar was appointed who possibly administered some sort of martial law. This office had became very important in Barani's time and only able and honest men, well versed in the Shariah were appointed to it⁴. In the Khalji period the amir-i-dad was also a member of the military court⁵; this was perhaps a normal practice.