The Foundation of Muslim Rule in India: A History of the Establishment and Progress of the Turkish Sultanate of Delhi, 1206–1290 A.D. c18.28
The Foundation of Muslim Rule in India: A History of the Establishment and Progress of the Turkish Sultanate of Delhi, 1206–1290 A.D. c18.28
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c18.28
Other cesses. There must have been other taxes also; those abolished by Firoz Tughluq must have been, in one form or another, part of the Sultanate’s normal income². The *Shariah* allows the ruler to claim all underground treasure and mines. The *amir-i-bahr’s* duties probably included the collection of ferry dues and tolls on the waterways.