The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c20.243

v3.c20.243

It was certainly possible for Hindus to obtain justice, even against Muslims, for Baranī tells us that the Multānīs and moneylenders of Delhi, the former term being evidently employed much as the local designation Mārwārī is used to-day, were first enriched by the profusion and improvidence of the nobles of Balban’s court, who not only borrowed largely but were defrauded by dependants who borrowed in their names. As the usurers could not have been enriched by lending money which they could not recover it is evident that even the grandees of the court were not permitted to plunder the Hindus indiscriminately, nor to withhold from them their just dues.