Central Administration of Sher Shah

Central Administration of Sher Shah

According to the demands of the medieval age, no doubt, Sher Shah was an autocrat but he practiced benevolent despotism and always looked after the welfare of his people. He regarded administration as part of his duty and attended every business of the state personally, but he also paid proper attention to the sentiments of his co-religionists.

The Emperor – The Afghan theory of kingship was based on democratic principles, and long experience had taught Sher Shah that it was not possible to run the affairs of administration by following it, hence he introduced some significant changes in it and brought it quite close to the theory of kingship of the Turks.

The Ministers – All the powers of empire were concentrated in the hands of the Emperor but Sher Shah had appointed some ministers for his help because it was not possible for him to maintain control over such a vast empire single-handed. The following significant ministers were appointed by Sher Shah.

Diwan-I-Wazarat – The officer-in-charge of this department was known as Wazir.

Diwan-I-Ariz – It was a very significant department and the minister of this department was called Ariz-I-Mumalik.

Diwan-I-Rasalat or Diwan-I-Muhtasib –The officer –in-Charge of this department possessed all the powers of a foreign minister of the state.

Diwan-I-Insha – it maintained the government records and its head was called Dabir-I-Khas.

Besides these four significant departments, Diwan-I-Qaza, Diwan-I-Barid and Diwan-I-Saman were some other central departments. The chief Qazi was in charge of Diwan-I-Qazi and he looked after the work of justice. The duties of the intelligence department were performed by Diwan-I-Barid. He also looked after the postal work. The head of this department was known as Barid-I-Mumalik and the official who looked after the royal household was styled Diwan-I-Saman.

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