Consider the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) regarding Firoz Shah Tughlaq's military administration:
Assertion (A): The military strength and discipline of the Delhi Sultanate declined significantly during the reign of Firoz Shah Tughlaq.
Reason (R): He decreed that military posts would be hereditary and allowed soldiers to be paid through transferable land assignments (Wajeh) instead of cash.
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Both statements are correct. Firoz Shah abandoned Alauddin's system of cash payments and standing army. By making military assignments hereditary (passing to sons, sons-in-law, or even slaves) and paying through 'Wajeh' (land revenue assignments), he institutionalized corruption and deeply weakened the army's efficiency.

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