[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) › c7.26 # The Administration of the Sultanate of Dehli c7.26 The Administration of the Sultanate of Dehlī c7.26 - **Language:** English ### [c7.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c7.26) Fīrūz Shāh had to be content with a much smaller empire; and it took him long to heal the wounds Muḥammad bin Tughluq's policy had inflicted on the body-politic. He strengthened the state by conciliating the harassed population and by an effective reorganization of the administration. The peace and prosperity of his reign lulled the sultanate into a false sense of security; Fīrūz Shāh's unwise leniency towards his soldiers and officials paved the way for the anarchy which set in during his lifetime.⁴ After his death internal feuds weakened the central authority; two puppets were seen reigning together within the precincts of the capital. It was during this anarchy that the provincial dynasties of Jaunpūr, Mālwah and Gujrāt came into existence. - [Previous: c7.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c7.25) - [Next: c7.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c7.27) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c7.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c7.26) · Pramāṇa