Shivaji and His Times c8.s9.6
Shivaji and His Times c8.s9.6
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c8.s9.6
The Emperor showed his sympathy with the afflicted citizens by excusing the custom duties for one year in the case of all the merchants of Surat, and he rewarded the valour of the English and the Dutch traders by granting them a reduction of one-half per cent. from the normal import duties on their merchandise in future.