History · Administration and Economy
UGC NET June 2013 History
Who among the following rulers divided his troops into units of fifty, two hundred, two hundred fifty and five hundred?
ASikandar Lodi
BSher Shah
CIslam Shah ✓ Correct
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Correct answer: (C) Islam Shah — Islam Shah divided his troops into such units, so the answer is Islam Shah.
Explanation
★Islam Shah divided his troops into such units, so the answer is Islam Shah.
★He organised the army into units of fifty, two hundred, two hundred fifty and five hundred soldiers.
★This was meant to tighten control and discipline over the forces.
★Islam Shah was the second ruler of the Sur dynasty.
★He ruled the part of India held by the Surs from 1545 to 1554.
★He continued and reorganised the administration built by his father Sher Shah.
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