History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320 c17.s2.22

c17.s2.22

'Alāuddīn's market regulations died with him. "The rules, the inquiries, the strictness with which the orders were carried out, and the punishments inflicted on the market people came to an end with the death of 'Alāūddīn, and his son Qutbuddīn could not enforce all the thousand regulations of the 'Alāī' reign."²⁶ This was but expected. After the death of 'Alāūddīn there was neither the will of the successor nor was there any necessity of enforcing them. Qutbuddīn was not so fond of conquests as of concubines, and the military traditions of 'Alāūddīn lost their lustre at the hands of his successor. Moreover, the Mughal storm had subsided, and there was no need of maintaining a large force to encounter their incursions. Consequently, there was no need of controlling prices for recruiting a large army on small salary. Market Control was a temporary measure, resorted to in a state of exigency. When that exigency was over the regulations were also permitted to fall in disuse.