Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800 c6.s1.24

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¹⁶ According to Afif the slaves were distributed all over the empire. About 40,000 were in the King's personal service, 12,000 worked in the Royal Workshops, some were employed on reciting the Qruan, others were in the Royal Suites (Alim Khan, Ghariyal Khani etc); and still others were sent to Shiqqas, Iqatdars and muqanddars in such far-off places as Multan, Dipalpur and Gujrat and some were sent even to Mecca (Afif, *op cit* (n.15) pp. 267-72). With such details on hand it would not be fair to suspect, much less to reject, this figure.