History · Delhi Sultanate
What was the primary dual objective behind Ghiyasuddin Balban establishing a powerful, centralized standing army (Diwan-i-Arz)?
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- 1To conquer the Deccan kingdoms and secure maritime trade ports
- 2To eliminate the Rajput confederacies and expand into Western India
- 3To suppress internal rebellions and counter the severe threat of Mongol invasions✓
- 4To launch military expeditions into Central Asia and retrieve ancestral lands
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To suppress internal rebellions and counter the severe threat of Mongol invasions
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