The Sultanate of Delhi, 711–1526 A.D. c18.s2.3

c18.s2.3

The Sultanate of Delhi was a military State and was based on force, not on the consent of the people. The entire territory in its possession was held by powerful Turkish troops. There were established garrisons at the strategic places in the interior of the country. A line of forts was built and garrisoned with troops along its frontiers to serve as military outposts. The government being foreign, it concerned itself with two duties only, that is, the collection of revenue and the maintenance of law and order. It had little to do with the welfare of the public.