Who among the following Delhi Sultanate rulers introduced the radical administrative measures of branding horses (Dagh) and maintaining a descriptive roll of soldiers (Chehra) to curb corruption in the military?

💡 Solution & Explanation

Alauddin Khalji instituted the rigorous systems of Dagh and Chehra to ensure that soldiers could not substitute inferior horses or send proxies during muster inspections. He maintained a massive permanent standing army paid directly in cash from the royal treasury. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq focused on agricultural welfare and canal construction. Firoz Shah Tughlaq adopted a conciliatory policy towards nobility and revived the hereditary assignment system.