History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320 c8.29

c8.29

¹⁷ Barani (p. 272) has *sang-i-maghrabi*. In all probability *sang-i-maghrabi*, or western stone, was some kind of missle used in warfare in 'Alāuddīn's days. It is difficult to agree with the view that the *sang-i-maghrabi* were cannon balls as suggested in the *Islamic Culture*, 1938, pp. 405-18.