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	The '''Corps of Forty''' ({{lang-fa\|{{Nastaliq\|گروه چهارده}}}}, [[Urdu language\|Urdu]]: {{nq\|گروہِ چالیس}}), also known as '''Dal Chalisa''' or '''Turkan-i-Chahalgani''' was the council of 40 [[Turkic people\|Turkic]] ~~and non-Turkic~~ [[~~nobles~~]] ~~that~~ administered the [[Delhi Sultanate]] ~~under~~ the [[~~Sultan~~ of the Delhi Sultanate]]. It was ~~initially formed by~~ [[~~Qutb al-Din Aibak~~]] ~~but later modified by~~ [[~~Iltutmish\|Sultan Iltutmish~~]].<ref>{{Cite ~~book~~\|url=https://~~books~~.~~google~~.~~com~~/~~?id=N7iEDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA36&dq=chalisa+in+delhi+sultanate#v=onepage&q=chalisa%20in%20delhi%20sultanate&f=false\|title=History Guide: General Knowledge for All competitive Exams\|publisher=by DIGITAL PRESS~~\|language=en}}</ref> ~~It was the first regular ministerial body in the [[history of Indian Subcontinent]].~~		The '''Corps of Forty''' ({{lang-fa\|{{Nastaliq\|گروه چهارده}}}}, [[Urdu language\|Urdu]]: {{nq\|گروہِ چالیس}}), also known as '''Dal Chalisa''' or '''Turkan-e-Chahalgani''' was the council of 40 mostly [[Turkic people\|Turkic]] slave [[Emir\|emirs]] who administered the [[Delhi Sultanate]] as per the wishes of the [[List of rulers of the Delhi Sultanate\|sultan]]. It was the first regular ministerial body in the [[history of Indian subcontinent]]. Although all power was vested in the sultan, as the [[head of state]], [[head of government]], commander of the sultanate's armies and the final decision-maker in the judicial system, he needed help ruling his kingdom effectively.<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Raj\|first=Ravish\|title=Crown vs Nobility: Delhi Sultanate (1236-66) BACKGROUND\|url=https://www.academia.edu/34215182\|language=en}}</ref>

	~~Although all power~~ was ~~vested in the~~ [[~~Sultan of Delhi\|Sultan~~]]~~, he was the [[head of state]],~~ [[~~head of government~~]]~~, [[Delhi Sultanate#Military\|military]], [[Delhi Sultanate#Economy\|economy]] and judicial system~~.<ref>{{Cite ~~journal\|last=Raj\|first=Ravish\|title=Crown vs Nobility : Delhi Sultanate (1236-66) BACKGROUND~~\|url=https://~~www~~.~~academia~~.~~edu~~/~~34215182~~\|language=en}}</ref> ~~He was also free to appoint or dismiss~~ the ~~members~~ of ~~Chalisa but they played an important role in~~ the ~~[[Delhi Sultanate#Dynasties\|administration and expansion]]~~ of ~~Sultanate. Sometimes~~ these ~~nobles played a crucial role in the choice of the Sultan~~. ~~In the absence of any [[order of succession\|law of succession]]~~, they ~~sided with the one or the other claimants of the throne~~.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.historydiscussion.net/history-of-india/the-role-of-nobility-in-the-politics-of-delhi-sultanate/2704\|title=The Role of Nobility in the Politics of Delhi Sultanate\|date=2014-11-29\|website=History Discussion - Discuss Anything About History\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-03-20}}</ref>		It was initially formed by [[Qutb al-Din Aibak]] and later modified by [[Iltutmish]].<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N7iEDwAAQBAJ&dq=chalisa+in+delhi+sultanate&pg=PA36\|title=History Guide: General Knowledge for All competitive Exams\|publisher=by DIGITAL PRESS\|language=en}}</ref> After Iltutmish's death, the balance of power shifted and the sultan became a puppet of these emirs. They would enthrone and depose Iltutmish's children and grandchildren, often murdering them when they proved troublesome.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.historydiscussion.net/history-of-india/the-role-of-nobility-in-the-politics-of-delhi-sultanate/2704\|title=The Role of Nobility in the Politics of Delhi Sultanate\|date=2014-11-29\|website=History Discussion - Discuss Anything About History\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-03-20}}</ref> It would take a brutal man like Sultan [[Ghiyas ud din Balban\|Balban]], one of Iltutmish's slaves and former member of the Corps, to break the power of the emirs and restore the power & stature of the sultan. This destruction of the Corps would prove to be a double-edged sword. Without the Chahalgani around to maintain a Turkic monopoly on power, the Afghans started climbing the ladders of power and ultimately overthrew the Turks in the [[Khalji dynasty\|Khilji Revolution]].

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The '''Corps of Forty''' ({{lang-fa|{{Nastaliq|گروه چهارده}}}}, [[Urdu language|Urdu]]: {{nq|گروہِ چالیس}}), also known as '''Dal Chalisa''' or '''Turkan-i-Chahalgani''' was the council of 40 [[Turkic people|Turkic]] and non-Turkic [[nobles]] that administered the [[Delhi Sultanate]] under the [[Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate]]. It was initially formed by [[Qutb al-Din Aibak]] but later modified by [[Iltutmish|Sultan Iltutmish]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=N7iEDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA36&dq=chalisa+in+delhi+sultanate#v=onepage&q=chalisa%20in%20delhi%20sultanate&f=false|title=History Guide: General Knowledge for All competitive Exams|publisher=by DIGITAL PRESS|language=en}}</ref> It was the first regular ministerial body in the [[history of Indian Subcontinent]].

Although all power was vested in the [[Sultan of Delhi|Sultan]], he was the [[head of state]], [[head of government]], [[Delhi Sultanate#Military|military]], [[Delhi Sultanate#Economy|economy]] and judicial system.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Raj|first=Ravish|title=Crown vs Nobility : Delhi Sultanate (1236-66) BACKGROUND|url=https://www.academia.edu/34215182|language=en}}</ref> He was also free to appoint or dismiss the members of Chalisa but they played an important role in the [[Delhi Sultanate#Dynasties|administration and expansion]] of Sultanate. Sometimes these nobles played a crucial role in the choice of the Sultan. In the absence of any [[order of succession|law of succession]], they sided with the one or the other claimants of the throne.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.historydiscussion.net/history-of-india/the-role-of-nobility-in-the-politics-of-delhi-sultanate/2704|title=The Role of Nobility in the Politics of Delhi Sultanate|date=2014-11-29|website=History Discussion - Discuss Anything About History|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-20}}</ref>

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