History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c12.278
History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c12.278
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¹¹⁸ Barīd means a coutier or messenger. Under the ‘Abbasid Khalifahs a similar postal system existed. The head of the postal department was called the *as-Sāhib-al-Barīd*. Ameer Ali, *History of the Saracens*, pp. 417-18.