Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c28.s10.10

v2.c28.s10.10

Badan Singh's immense expenditure on forts, cities, palaces and parks, indicated the great value of his booty. It was most probable that he had discovered either by chance or from some key handed down from father to son a big hoard of the buried treasure of his ancestors, for burying one’s wealth underground was the universal practice among the Jats.