The Administration of the Sultanate of Dehli c8.70

c8.70

Nor should the mentality of the sultans themselves be ignored. To-day people do not realize the hold of religion on the medieval mind. Most of these monarchs believed in the Law they were called upon to defend; some certainly approached their duties in a spirit of devotion and worship.⁵ The desire to earn the commendation of one's fellows, also, must have played its part. These psychological forces would prove more potent in curbing irresponsibility than any visible and outside restriction.