Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c5.s3.34

c5.s3.34

⁴ Compare the employment of Sultan Firuz Tughluq in his youth as a *Naib Barbak* and a *Naib Amir Hajib*. He was given the command of 12,000 troops on his appointment to the post which shows that these offices had a corresponding military rank (*vide* A. 42). Malik Kafur was a *Barbak* when he was appointed to lead the invasions of the Deccan. Similarly, Muhammad Tughluq occupied the office of *Barbak* for some time before the Tughluqs came to power.