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.
Alauddin Kalji introduced an innovative Chehra and Dagh System wherein the Chehra system involved the detailed description of each soldier and Dagh system involved branding of horses. Strict review of the army from time totime was carried out.