History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320 c17.37

c17.37

established government grain stores. These granaries were kept well stocked. There was scarcely a *mohalla*, says Barani, where two or three royal stores filled with foodstuffs did not exist. These were different from grain shops. They were godowns where grain was stored in reserve to be released in times of emergency. If the crops were spoilt due to scarcity or irregularity of rainfall, or if the primitive agencies of transport were not able to bring sufficient grain into the capital the accumulated grain was taken out, handed over to the travelling merchants, who carried it to the grain market, where it was sold to the public at the regulated prices and in quantities fixed for individual purchasers.