The Delhi Sultans — Social Studies STD 7 — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 7Social StudiesThe Delhi Sultans3 Marks
Question
Write a short note on Alauddin’s administration.
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Answer
Alauddin’s administration measures:
Delhi was attacked twice and as a defensive measure, Alauddin Khalji raised a large standing army.
Alauddin constructed a new garrison town named Siri for his soldiers.
The soldiers had to be fed. This was done through the produce collected as tax from lands between the Ganga and Yamuna. Tax was fixed at 50 percent of the peasant’s yield.
The soldiers had to be paid. Alauddin chose to pay his soldiers salaries in cash rather than iqtas. The soldiers would buy their supplies from merchants in Delhi and it was thus feared that merchants would raise their prices. To stop this, Alauddin controlled the prices of goods in Delhi. Prices were carefully surveyed by officers, and merchants who did not sell at the prescribed rates were punished.
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