History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c12.10

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c12.10

“ The Hindu is a *Khiraj-guzār* of the state. If the tax-collector (*muhassal*) chooses to spit into the mouth of a Hindu, his duty is to open his lips submissively so that he may do so. To show submission like this and to allow the muhassal to spit into his mouth is the

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