[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) › c8.103 # The Administration of the Sultanate of Dehli c8.103 The Administration of the Sultanate of Dehlī c8.103 - **Language:** English ### [c8.103](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c8.103) The absence of a hereditary principle of succession had its usual drawbacks, but it was responsible for the fact that quite a number of brilliant men can be counted among the sultans of Dehli. It was by no means easy to occupy the throne of a state placed in such difficult circumstances. Fools and mere pleasure-seekers could not be tolerated for long, because the sultanate required all the care and work that a man could give it. The rough and ready methods of selecting the sultan worked well and proved successful in finding the right man at the right time. - [Previous: c8.102](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c8.102) - [Next: c9.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c9.2) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c8.103](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c8.103) · Pramāṇa