History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320 c17.23

c17.23

Now, though the prices fixed by 'Alāuddīn were quite low yet it is difficult to agree with Baranī that they were the lowest compared with those that were prevalent in the reigns of his predecessors and successors. In the time of Balban, baked bread used to sell at two *sers* a *jital*;¹² and, therefore, wheat would have been cheaper still. Price level on the whole went up in the time of Muḥammad bin Tughlaq, but it again dropped to the previous level of ‘Alāuddīn under Fīrōz Tughlaq. The following table would illustrate this point:—