History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320 c16.18

c16.18

The passages of the contemporary chronicler cited above leave no doubt that the salary of an ordinary trooper (*ahl-i-* *jihād*) was 234 *tankahs*, while the one who possessed two horses got an extra allowance of 78 *tankahs*. Dr. I. H. Qureshi,⁵ however, is inclined to agree with Ferishtah that there were three grades of soldiers getting 234, 156 and 78 *tankahs* respectively. The passage in the Lucknow text of Ferishtah reads:—