History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320 c14.26

c14.26

After the sultan the head of the administration was the Vazīr. On the civil side the Vazīr was responsible to the king about the administration of the provincial governments. He was directly incharge of the Finance department. He appointed ‘*āmils* for the different parts of the empire to collect revenue and deposit it into the royal exchequer. On the military side the Vazīr commanded the imperial forces and led expeditions into different kingdoms.