[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928) › v3.c3.7 # The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c3.7 The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c3.7 - **Language:** English ### [v3.c3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c3.7) In order to avoid, as far as possible, the use of foreign words the plural of the words \*amīr\* and \*malik\* has usually been translated by ‘nobles,’ which will not mislead the reader if it be remembered that there has never been a recognized hereditary aristocracy in Muslim Kingdoms. The ‘nobles’ were military officers, or officers of state with military rank, whose titles, though occasionally revived in favour of a deserving son, did not become hereditary until the crown became so weak that a son was able to assume his father’s office and title. In the chapters on the history of the Deccan the word ‘Foreigners,’ when spelt with a capital letter, denotes members of the Foreign party. - [Previous: v3.c3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c3.6) - [Next: v3.c3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c3.8) - [Up: v3.c3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c3.7) · Pramāṇa