مسالك الابصار في ممالك الامصار 2.51

2.51

ولهذا السلطان نائب من الخانات يسمى أميرت أقطاعه يكون قدر إقليم عظيم نحو العراق، ووزير؛ أقطاعه يكون قدر إقليم العراق وله أربعة (المخطوط

The Sultan keeps in his service 500 manufacturers of golden tissues, who weave the gold brocades worn by the wives of the Sultan, and given away as presents to the amirs and their wives. Every year he gives away 10,000 Arab horses, of excellent breed, sometimes with saddle and bridle, sometimes without. * * * * As to the hacks which the Sultan distributes every year, their number is incalculable. He gives them in lots or by hundreds. Notwithstanding the number of horses in India, and notwithstanding the numbers annually imported, the Sultan has horses brought from all countries, and buys them at high prices for presents. These animals are consequently always dear, and yield a good profit to the horse-dealers. The Sultan has under him a naib, chosen from among the khans, who bears the title of Amriya, and enjoys, as his official appanage, a considerable province, as large as 'Irak. He also has a wazir, who has a similar large appanage. This officer has four deputies called shak, who receive 20,000 to 40,000 tankas per annum. He has four dabirs, or secretaries, each of whom receives the revenue of a large maritime town. Each of them has under his orders about 300 clerks, the lowest and worst paid of whom receives 10,000 tankas a year. Some of the highest rank have towns and villages, and some have both (pay and lands) to the value of fifty (thousand).