The Largest Standing Army of the Sultanate,
The largest standing army of the Sultanate, directly paid by the state was created by
- Iltutmish
- AlauddinKhilji
- Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
- SikanderLodhi
Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
The largest standing army of the Sultanate, directly paid by the state was created by Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq. His dream to keep a huge standing army and his plans to assail China finished his finances. Muhammad Tuglaq was a very genius person, he had interest in astronomy, logic and mathematics.