Islam in Punjab and the Interaction of Iranian Bureaucracy and Indian Administrative Organizations and Traditions

Punjab has been considered as one of the influential cities in intellectual, cultural exchanges and administrative organizations in Ghaznavid Iran. After the arrival of Islam in Punjab, this city was gradually able to show its influence in Iran in the intellectual and cultural dimension. During the Ghaznavid period, an important part of the administrative organization was influenced by Punjab. The Turkish slaves, as the founders of the Delhi monarchy, who themselves flourished in the court of the Ghaznavid and Ghori kings, were well acquainted with the Iranian administrative and organizational system before the declaration of independence in Delhi. In addition, many Iranian bureaucrats migrated to Delhi from Iran and Transoxiana during this period and engaged in administrative and judicial work. Thus, the administrative structure during the reign of the Delhi sultans was strongly influenced by Iranian and Islamic traditions, which were mixed with local and indigenous Indian traditions. This article examines the effects of the Iranian bureaucracy on the administrative organization of the sultans of Delhi. The type of research method in this article is descriptive-analytical and based on library studies.