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- INTRO
- 2500- 1700 BC
- 1500 BC -600BC
- 600 BC-300 BC
- 400 BC TO 200 BC
- 230 BC to 230 CE
- 300 BC To 300 CE
- Early 300 CE TO 600 CE
- 275 CE- - 897CE
- (543- 757 AD) and then (975-1189 AD)
- 593 CE - 982 CE
- 850 CE to 1279 CE
- 952 CE to 1343 CE
- 180 CE to 624 CE
- 700CE to 1200CE
- 1206- 1526 CE
- 1540 CE to 1555 CE
- 1526 CE to 1707 CE
- 1336- 1646 AD
- 1347 CE to 1527 CE
- 1773-1858
- 1858- 1947
- 1947 - Present
The king was at the apex of administration, and several ministers and officials assisted him. The administrative system was similar to that of the Delhi sultanate. The ministers and officials in the kingdom were Wakil (Prime Minister), Wazir (Minister), Dabir (Secretary), Sarhaddar (Warden of Marches), Qiladar (Commander of Fortresses), Bakshi (paymaster), Qazi (Judge), Mufti (interpreter of law), Kotwal (police), and Muhtasib (censor of public morals). Some other influential ministers in this period include viz. Barbak, the king’s private secretary, Hajib-I-Khas, the Lord Chamberlain, and Sarpardar, the Master of Ceremonies, etc.
During the reign of Muhammad I, the kingdom was divided into four atrafs or provinces. These provinces had their headquarters at Daulatabad, Berar, Bidar, and Gulbarga. Each province was placed under the charge of the governor. The nomenclature for the governor varied in different provinces. These were Musnad-i-Ali in Daulatabad, Majlis-i-Ali in Berar, Azam-i-Humayun in Bidar and Malik Naib in Gulbarga. The troops came directly under the king and consisted of yakka jawanan or silahdaran. The bodyguards of the king were referred to as Khasakhel. Amirul Umara was the commander in chief of the army. Barbardaran were the officers responsible for mobilizing troops whenever the situation demanded. Munhiyan were the secret service agents of the Bahmani kings who kept him informed about the developments both within and outside the kingdom. There are plenty of inscriptions that speaks of lease of temple lands suggesting that it was a significant system of land tenure but scholars are not certain on this.
