The Administration of the Sultanate of Dehli c10.41

c10.41

The wazīr was paid handsomely. Foreign observers were struck with the vastness of his assignment and the large salaries of his assistants.⁴ The splendour of his camp sometimes deceived even the experienced courtier, so little was the difference between his entourage and that of the sultan.⁵ As a mark of their complete confidence, the sultans often made all inquiries in public audience through the wazīr.⁶ In spite of these outward signs of trust and favour, the wise monarch did not fail to keep an eye on the actions of his minister, for the misuse of such authority might even bring down the empire.⁷