Who was the commander-in-chief of the army during the Sultanate period? Name the department which dealt with state correspondence during the Sultanate period.
The sultan was the commander of the armed forces in the Delhi sultanate period. He was the head of all the military reforms. Diwan-i-Insha department used to take care of the state correspondence within the city-state. It was headed by Dabir-i- Khas. He was responsible to sent royal orders and receive reports from varied officers. Final Answer The major military contribution of the Sultanate period was their thriving campaigns to defeat the Mongol Empire's invasions which could have been brutal just like the Mongol invasions of China, Persia, and Europe.
