The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c27.93
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c27.93
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The status and power of the great officers of the kingdom were more precisely determined by Ahmad than by his predecessors. Each provincial governor ranked as a commander of 2000 horse, though his provincial troops were not restricted to this number, and were supplemented when the king took the field by large contingents from the great fief-holders.