The Institutes of Akbar 91.7
The Áín i Akbari (Blochmann, Jarrett) 91.7
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91.7
The saddlecloth is made of cloth, lining, and stuff for edging it round about; for sewing, half a ser of cotton thread is allowed. For every man of grain, the halqah dár is allowed ten sers of iron for chains, &c., at 2 d. per ser; and for every hide, one ser of sesame oil, at 60 d. per man. Also, 5 s. coarse cotton thread for the kaláwah of the elephant on which the Faujdár rides, at 8 d. per ser; but for other elephants, the men have to make one of leather, &c., at their own expense. A sum of twelve dáms is annually subtracted from the servants; but they get the worn out articles.