Fall of the Mughal Empire v3.c36.s7.3

v3.c36.s7.3

But in spite of these internal quarrels, Sikh rule was not without a beneficial effect. It did not escape the observation of Polier, who wrote, “In their intestine divisions, there is this difference from what is seen everywhere else, that the husbandman and labourer, in their own districts are perfectly safe and unmolested, let what will happen round about them.” They also gave absolute protection and security to bankers and traders who preferred to seek asylum in their territories in that troubled age.