ABSTRACT
The Sultanate in India was based on kingship on which the Prophet had not said anything. From the early days the Sultans of Delhi had dreamt of extending the Sultanate and building an empire. This had started from the time of Iltutmish and reached a climax during the reign of Alauddin Khalji. Muslim lawyers had always said that royalty was necessary in the State to suppress anarchy. The Sultanate Empire spread from Multan to Gaur in North Bengal but Iltutmish tried to improve his position by collecting khilat from the Caliph. Sultanate lawyers stated that the Prophet before taking important work on the advice of God used to consult his followers. The Muslim lawyers had written clearly on the rate of taxation but in the early days of the Sultanate of Delhi the Sultans used to take presents and often part of the plundered property.
