Travels in the Mogul Empire (Bernier) 26: A Memorandum omitted to be included in my first Work, to complete the Map of Hindoustan, and make known the revenues of the Great Mogol.

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THE better to understand what follows it is necessary to know the signification of the following terms.
1. Soubah, that is to say, Government and Province.
2. Pragna, that is, the chief City, Burgh or Village which has many others subordinate to it, and where the Rents are paid to the King, who is the absolute Lord [Seigneur] of all the lands of his Empire.
3. Serkar, that is the Exchequer of the King's income from all sources [Tresors du Roy].
4. Kasine, that is, Treasury.
5. Roupïe, the money of the Country, worth about thirty sols.
6. Lecque, that is one hundred thousand.
7. Kourour, a hundred Lecques.
1. Jehan-Abad or Dehli is the first Soubah ; it has sixteen Serkars dependent upon it, and two hundred and thirty Pragnas. It yields to the King in Roupies 1,95,25,000
2. Agra, otherwise called Akber-abad, is the second; it comprises fourteen Serkars, two hundred and sixteen Pragnas, and yields to the King 2,52,25,000
3. Lahor has fourteen Serkars, and three hundred and fourteen Pragnas, yielding to the King 2,46,95,000
4. Hasmer, which belongs to a Raja, pays to the King a tribute of 2,19,70,000
5. Guzarate, of which the capital is Ahmed-abad, has nine Serkars and one hundred and ninety Pragnas, yielding to the King 1,33,95,000
6. The Kingdom of Candahar belongs to the King of Persia, but the Pragnas which still remain united to the Kingdom of the Great Mogol are fifteen, and yield him a rental of 19,92,500
Carry forward, 10,68,02,500 Brought forward, 10,68,02,500
7. Maloua comprises nine Serkars, one hundred and ninety Pragnas, yielding 91,62,500
8. Patna, or Beara, has eight Serkars, two hundred and forty-five Pragnas, yielding 95,80,000
9. Elabas has seventeen Serkars, two hundred and sixteen Pragnas, and yields 94,70,000
10. Haoud comprises five Serkars, one hundred and forty-nine Pragnas, yielding 68,30,000
11. Moultan has four Serkars, ninety-six Pragnas, and yields 1,18,40,500
12. Jagannat, in which is included Batgala, has eleven Serkars, twelve Pragnas, and yields 72,70,000
13. Kachemire has five Serkars, forty-five Pragnas, and yields (sic) 3,50,000
14. Cahoul has thirty-five Pragnas, yielding a rental of 32,72,500
15. Tata has four Serkars and fifty-four Pragnas, yielding a rental of 23,20,000
16. Aureng-abad, formerly called Dauletabad, has eight Serkars, seventy-nine Pragnas, and yields a rental of 1,72,27,500
17. Varada comprises twenty Serkars, one hundred and ninety-one Pragnas, yielding 1,58,75,000
Carry forward, 20,00,00,500 Brought forward, 20,00,00,500 18. Candeys, of which the chief town is Brampour, has three Serkars, three hundred Pragnas, yielding 1,85,50,000 19. Talengand, which marches on the Kingdom of Golkonda, in the direction of Maslipatam, has forty-three Pragnas, yielding a rental of 68,85,000 20. Baglana, which borders the territory of the Portuguese and the mountain strongholds of Seva-gi, the Raja who plundered Sourate, has twelve Serkars, and eight Pragnas, and yields a rental of 5,00,000 Total, 22,59,35,500
According to this Memorandum, which I do not believe to be very exact or credible, the Great Mogol has an annual revenue from his lands alone of more than two [sic] Kouroures of Roupies.