The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c15.175
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c15.175
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He arrived at Ahmadābād on 20 November, and the *khutba* was recited in his name. He had reason to be satisfied with his conquest. Ahmadābād was one of the richest and greatest cities in India, and though it is not necessary to take too literally Abu-’l-Fazl’s statement that it contained 380 quarters, each of which might be deemed a city, its commercial importance may be estimated from the fact that it was the emporium of the greater part of the Persian and of a very large part of the European trade.