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    The Delhi Sultanate consisted of several dynasties from 1206-1526 including the Slave Dynasty, Khalji Dynasty, Tughlaq Dynasty, Sayyid Dynasty, and Lodhi Dynasty. The administration was organized in a hierarchy with the Sultan at the top, followed by provincial governors, district officials, and village leaders. The judicial system also had a hierarchy of courts from the Sultan's court down to village courts. Trials were summary in nature with no formal recording of proceedings. Islamic law was applied to cases between Muslims, while Hindu cases utilized aspects of their own customs. Overall, the administration and judicial system of the Delhi Sultanate was decentralized and irregular.

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    The Delhi Sultanate consisted of several dynasties from 1206-1526 including the Slave Dynasty, Khalji Dynasty, Tughlaq Dynasty, Sayyid Dynasty, and Lodhi Dynasty. The administration was organized in a hierarchy with the Sultan at the top, followed by provincial governors, district officials, and village leaders. The judicial system also had a hierarchy of courts from the Sultan's court down to village courts. Trials were summary in nature with no formal recording of proceedings. Islamic law was applied to cases between Muslims, while Hindu cases utilized aspects of their own customs. Overall, the administration and judicial system of the Delhi Sultanate was decentralized and irregular.

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    DELHI SULTANATE AND MEDIEVAL ERA

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    The Delhi Sultanate consisted of several dynasties from 1206-1526 including the Slave Dynasty, Khalji Dynasty, Tughlaq Dynasty, Sayyid Dynasty, and Lodhi Dynasty. The administration was organized in a hierarchy with the Sultan at the top, followed by provincial governors, district officials, and village leaders. The judicial system also had a hierarchy of courts from the Sultan's court down to village courts. Trials were summary in nature with no formal recording of proceedings. Islamic law was applied to cases between Muslims, while Hindu cases utilized aspects of their own customs. Overall, the administration and judicial system of the Delhi Sultanate was decentralized and irregular.

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    Delhi Sultanate

    1
    Slave Dynasty 1206-1290
    Qutubuddin Aibak, Sultan Razia, Balban
    Khalji Dynasty 1290-1390
    Jalaluddin Khalji, Alauddin Khalji
    Tighlaq Dynasty 1320-1414
    Ghiyas-ud-din-Tughlaq, Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq,
    Firuz Shah
    Sayyids Dynasty 1414-1451
    Khizir Khan
    Lodhi Dynasty 1451-1526
    Bahlul Lodi, Ibrahim Lodi
    The Sultanate of Delhi was a theocracy and not
    a secular state.
    Throughout the period the State had its own
    religion, which was Islam.
    It did not recognize any other religion.
    The conduct of the ruling authority in the
    Sultanate of Delhi was governed by the Quranic
    injunctions.
    The Sultan was not only expected to follow
    Quran in his own personal life, but also in the
    administration. 7
    According to the Islamic theory of
    sovereignty,
    there is only one Muslim king of all Muslims
    wherever they might be living.
    He is the Caliph or the Khalifa

    8
    Empire Suntanate
    Provincial Iquta
    Iqitadar/ Muquti
    District Shiqq
    Shiqdar
    Tahsil Paragana
    Amil
    Village Panchayat
    Sarpanch
    Diwan-i-Wizarat: Finance department
    Diwan-i-Risalat: Foreign affairs/Religious affairs
    Diwan-i-Ariz: Military department

    Diwan-i-Qaza: Department of justice


    Diwan-i-Kohi : Agriculture
    Diwan-i-Insha: Royal correspondence
    Diwan-i-Bandagan: Department of Slaves

    10
    11
    Provincial

    12
    • In the beginning Delhi Sultanate was not divided
    into provinces but divided into military commands
    knows as Iqtas.
    • Under Ala-ud-Din Khilji 12 Provinces and
    Mohammad Tughlag the number rose to 23.
    • Every province was under a governor
    • Maintenance of law and order
    • Enforce royal orders
    • Sending reports to central administration
    • Supply soldiers to the king
    • Governors were generally disloyal and faithless
    13
    Provincial Administration
    Khalisa Jagir
    King Autonomous control
    Muqtis Walis or Military Governor
    sahib-i-diwan
    Wazir Wazir
    ariz ariz
    qazi qazi
    District
    Shiqdar: In-charge of district level
    Qazi : Judge
    Kotwal : Police head under Shiqdar
    Khazamdar : Treasurer
    Qanungo: Maintained previous records of
    the produce and assessment.

    15
    Paragana
    Amil
    Mushrif
    (Accounts)
    khazandar
    (in-charge treasury )
    Village
    muqaddam
    16
    Judicial administration

    17
    Kings Court
    Diwan-e-Risalat Diwan-e-Mazalim
    Civil Criminal
    2 Mufti
    Chief Justice Court (Qazi-ul-Qazat)
    Mufti, Pandit
    Mohtasib: in change of prosecutions
    Dadbak: administrative of officer of court
    Sadre Jahan’s Court
    Sadar-us-sudur
    Diwan-i-Siyasat 18
    Provincial Courts
    Governor’s Court
    Adalat-Nizam-Subah
    Adalat -Qazi-e-Subah
    Mufti, Pandit, Mohtasib and Dadbak
    Diwan-e-Subha
    Revenue collection disputes court
    Sadr-e-Subha
    Ecclesiastical officer of the province 19
    District Courts
    Qazi’s court
    Civil and Criminal
    Mufti, Pandit, Mohtasib and Dadbak
    Faujdar Court
    Petty criminal cases in the towns ( security )
    Sadre Court
    Religious cases, grant of land and registration of land
    Amil’ Court
    land revenue cases
    Kotwal’s Court 20
    Petty criminal cases and police cases
    Paragana courts
    Qazi-e-paragana
    Civil and criminal jurisdiction
    Kotwal Court
    Petty criminal cases

    Village level Court


    Sarpanch
    A body of five elders
    21
    The suitor could lodge a complaint or file a suit
    anywhere he liked.

    He could, for instance, go to the court of the


    qazi of his town or to that of the provincial
    qazi or even to the Sultan's court.

    The judicial procedure was not uniform all over


    the kingdom and was very irregular.
    22
    The proceedings of the court were not recorded
    and the trials were summary trials.

    The law administered by the courts was the


    Quranic law.

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    Defects:
    No calcification regarding jurisdiction of courts
    The suitor could lodge a complaint or file suit
    anywhere he liked.
    Some times, the highest court of appeals also
    tried cases in the first instance.
    The proceedings of the courts were not
    recorded.
    24
    The law administrated by the court were the
    Islamic law.
    Cases between Muslims and Hindus were
    decided by the Qazi on the basis of Islamic
    law.
    All judges were Muslims and during the entire
    Sultanate age, no Hindu was appointed to any
    judicial post.
    25
    Although the government followed the policy of
    minimum interference with the social affairs of
    the Hindus and
    applied what was designated as the ghair tashril law
    (non legal summah) in deciding Hindu cases.
    There were no vakils to place the complainant's
    point of view before the judge.
    The penal law was very severe
    Culprits were usually punished with mutilation and
    death. 26

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