<P> Balban was first appointed as a simple water carrier, but quickly rose to the position of Khasdar (king's personal attendant) by the Sultan . He became one of the most notable of the forty Turkic nobles of Delhi, or the Chalissa . During the reign of Razia Sultan, he was the amir - i - shikar or lord of the hunt, a position of some importance at the time, having military and political responsibilities . After her overthrow, he made rapid strides in the subsequent reigns, earning the fief of Rewari under Bahram Shah, and later became the Jagir (lord) of Hansi, which was an important fief . </P> <P> Balban was instrumental in the overthrow of Masud Shah, installing Nasiruddin Mahmud as Sultan and himself as his Vizier from 1246 to 1265 . Mahmud married one of Balban's daughters . Balban also installed Kishlu Khan, his younger brother, as lord chamberlain (Amir - i Hajib) and appointed his cousin, Sher Khan, to the Jagir of Lahore and Bhatinda . </P> <P> Balban's position did not go unnoticed by the other nobles and there was some resentment . His main antagonist was Imad ud - din Raihan, who in works written after Balban's time, is characterized as a Hindu Murtad (who revoked Islam), although some claim him to be of Turkic origin as well . Imad ud - din managed to persuade the Sultan that Balban was an usurper . Balban and his kin were dismissed and even challenged in combat . However, negotiations between Balban and the Sultan had brought to the dismission of Imad ud din at 1254, and Balban was reinstalled . </P> <P> Balban's reign, according to Ziauddin Barani, was to instill "Fear of the governing power, which is the basis of all good government ." Furthermore, he "maintained that the Sultan was the' shadow of God' and introduced rigorous court discipline ." He depended upon Turkish nobility but formed an army of 2 lakh made up of all castes . A portion of this army was made up of commandos . Balban had several military achievements during his vizierhood, first raising the Mongol siege of Uch under Masud Shah in 1246 . </P>

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