[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [State papers](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin) › [Āʾīn-i Akbarī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari) › [The Ain i Akbari (Blochmann, Jarrett)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett) › 66.2 # The Institutes of Akbar 66.2 The Áín i Akbari (Blochmann, Jarrett) 66.2 - **Language:** English ### [66.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.66.2) All articles which have been bought, or woven to order, or received as tribute or presents, are carefully preserved; and according to the order in which they were preserved, they are again taken out for inspection, or given out to be cut and to be made up, or given away as presents. Articles which arrive at the same time, are arranged according to their prices. Experienced people inquire continually into the prices of articles used both formerly and at present, as a knowledge of the exact prices is conducive to the increase of the stock. Even the prices became generally lower. Thus a piece woven by the famous Ghias i Naqshband may now be obtained for fifty muhurs, whilst it had formerly been sold for twice that sum; and most other articles have got cheaper at the rate of thirty to ten, or even forty to ten. His Majesty also ordered that people of certain ranks should wear certain articles; and this was done in order to regulate the demand. I shall not say much on this subject, though a few particulars regarding the articles worn by his Majesty may be of interest. - [Previous: 66.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.66.1) - [Next: 66.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.66.3) - [Up: 66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.66) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.66.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.66.2) · Pramāṇa