Twilight of the Sultanate c13.s5.8

c13.s5.8

The Sultan was as generous as he was brave. After he had won the day he knew how best to reward his soldiers. When he took possession of Delhi he distributed its treasures among his men, himself taking an equal share with the others.¹³⁹ And this was his policy with regard to any other spoils of war. He was very keen on having the best soldiers in his army and placed great reliance on the courage of his Afghan troops. On that account they met with such encouragement that there were nearly twenty thousand Afghans in his service.