The Legacy of Muslim Rule in India c9.s3.8

c9.s3.8

These cases of bribery, corruption and embezzlement concern government officials of not so high a status among the upper classes. But the highest nobles of the State indulged in them. The story of the deception of Kajar Shah, the Master of Mint, speaks for itself. It is so interesting that its incidents may be given in some detail. Firoz Tughlaq had issued several varieties of new coins and *shashgani* (or six-*jital*-piece) was one of them.