The important characteristics of the Vijayanagar administration was the Amara-Nayaka system. The top-grade officers of the army were known as Nayaks or Palaiyagars or Poligars. These officers were granted land in lieu of their services.
The Tughlaq dynasty was a Muslim dynasty of Turko-Indian origin, which ruled over the Delhi sultanate in medieval India. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq is considered to be the founder of the Tughlaq dynasty.