The Administration of the Sultanate of Dehli c16.s6.7
The Administration of the Sultanate of Dehlī c16.s6.7
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c16.s6.7
The recipients are classified as (i) khāns, (ii) amīrs and maliks, (iii) men of fame and distinction, (iv) regular troops who were assigned villages in lieu of their salaries, and (v) irregular troops who were paid in cash from the sultan's treasury. The rest of the passage has given rise to controversy. The translation of the next few phrases runs as follows in Elliot and Dowson: