[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The Administration of the Sultanate of Dehli](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942) › c15.2 # The Administration of the Sultanate of Dehli c15.2 The Administration of the Sultanate of Dehlī c15.2 - **Language:** English ### [c15.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c15.2) The primary need in those troubled days was protection from barbarous Mongol hordes without and from anarchy within; hence the necessity of a strong ruler. The Law required the people to elect their leader; Turkish tradition adhered to the principle of heredity. Practical men compromised by electing a member of the ruling dynasty; but if he did not prove capable, a new monarch, whose experience and prowess held out promise of the coveted security, was acclaimed. The state flourished if the politically conscious elements succeeded in discovering able leaders; the throne of Dehlī was not a bed of roses, it required men of strong determination and iron will. In form the Sultanate was a monarchy, partially elective, partially hereditary; in reality it was a dictatorial bureaucracy. - [Previous: c15.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c15.1) - [Next: c15.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c15.3) - [Up: c15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c15) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c15.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c15.2) · Pramāṇa