History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320 c14.29

c14.29

Beside the Vazir the other principal officers of the state were Qāzī-ul Quzāt or Lord chief justice, Mir 'Arz or Lord of petitions and the Mīr Dād, an officer whose duty was to present before the Qāzī any big officer or noble against whom a complaint had been instituted. On the financial side, next to the Vazir were the Dīvān-i-Ashrāf or the Accountant General, and the Mustaufī or the Auditor General of imperial Finances. They were responsible to the Vazir for state finances and kept an account of all the items of income and expenditure. The chief officers on the military side were the 'Ariz-i-Mumālik or Minister of war and the Bakhshi-i-Fauj or paymaster of the forces. The Amīr-i-Kohi was the Director of Agriculture, and Malik Ḥamīduddīn held this office under 'Alāuddīn. But there was no line of demarcation between the civil and military services and an officer of the civil side was given charge of military expeditions and vice versa.¹³