The Administration of the Sultanate of Dehli c7.38

c7.38

It lay within the ambition of a noble to become nā’ib-u’l-mulk or Lord Lieutenant of the Empire; under strong sultans this was an empty title; the nā’ib-u’l-mulk of a weak monarch was virtually the regent.¹ He was the head of the army. The ‘āriḍ-i-mumālik was responsible for the recruitment, payment and inspection of troops as well as transport and commissariat.