Author: Qureshi, Ishtiaq Husain
Title: The Administration of the Sultanate of Dehli
Description: New Delhi, Oriental Books, (1971). 5th,revised ed, orig. cloth, dustwrapper.. 22x14cm, (17),313 pp,, A revised reprint of the 1942 edition.. 2 maps. Minor rubbing, slight dustwrapper chips, VG. ¶ Contents: Introductory; The legal Sovereign; the actual Sovereign; The Royal Household; The Ministers; Finance; The Army; Justice, Hisbah & Police; Religious Affairs,Education & Public works; Provincial & Local Government; The Spirit of Government; Oath of Allegiance to the Caliph; The Surs & the Caliphate; Sher Shah's Schedule; Mahsul-i-mu'amalati; Firuz Shah's Revenue Demand; Itlaq; Assignments & other methods of payment; Amlak & Privy Purse; Taxes abolished by Firuz Shah; Chara'i and Karhi; ' Ala-u'd-din Khalji's Cavalry; Appendix: The Ibahatiyahs; Khut; Sher Shah's Local Administration; Coinage; Chronology of the Sultans; Bibliography.

Keywords: Medieval India, Indo-Muslim history, Medieval India, Sher Shah, Sur dynasty, Administration, Economic history, Turco-Afghan polity, Political history, Delhi Sultanate