Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c29.t2.143
Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c29.t2.143
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v2.c29.t2.143
In addition to these specific expedients, there are many arbitrary methods of increasing the “ ways and means ” to satisfy the necessities or avarice of the present ruler, and [208] a train of dependent harpies, who prey upon the cultivating peasantry, or industrious trader. By such shifts, Surat Singh has been known to double his fixed revenue.