Amir-i Hajib

Amir-i Hajib
   Officer-in-charge of the royal court in the Delhi sultanate as well as in its predecessor, the Ghaurid Empire, who was sometimes referred to by the Turkish designation barbeg. He was a military chamberlain who often acted as commander in the field. Until 1281-1282, for example, Balban's barbeg (i.e., amir-i hajib) shared with Princes Muhammad and Bughra Khan the responsibility of guarding the northwestern frontier against the Mongols.

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