Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800 c16.s5.12

c16.s5.12

There is yet another, though indirect and not unimpeachable, evidence for this rise. Alauddin had abolished the *jagir* system, lest local officials should turn contumacious. But by the time of Firoz the number of dependable Muslims (or Muslims of a few generations) had increased, and he could safely entrust jagirs to them, “and during the forty years of his reign he devoted himself to generosity and the benefit of Musalmans, by distributing villages and lands among his followers” in lieu of salary.⁸⁷