History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320 c2.12

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⁹ Baranī p. 178. The discussion between Aḥmad Chap and Jalāl is interesting in so far as it raises the issue whether a palace built by a sultan was his private property or that of the state. In fact there was no distinction between the private property of the sultan and the royal exchequer in medieval times. The whole country belonged to him. But here Jalāl emphasises the point that the palace was built by Balban when he was a nobleman and not king, and, therefore, it was his private property. The emperor was right in his assertion.