[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ashraf-1935) › c11.1 # Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c11.1 Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c11.1 - **Language:** English ### [c11.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ashraf-1935.c11.1) Abud-ur-Razzaq, Persian Ambassador, XXIV-XXV. Abu'l Fazl, on metal workers, 99-100; division of the Satis, 157; items of female toilet, 283. Acrobats, jugglers, mountebanks, etc., 210. Adab-ul-muluk of Fakhr-ud-din Mubarak Shah, XXIII. Aheria, spring hunt, 191. Ahimsa, non-violence, 235. Ahl-i-daulat, ruling class, 54. Ahl-i-murad, class, catering for pleasures, 54. Ahl-i-Sadat or the intelligentsia, 54. Ain-i-Akbari of Abu'l Fazl, XI, XII, XIII. A'izza, foreigners in Hindustan, 63. Akbar, Mughal Emperor, on age of marriage, 146; his interference in widow-burning, 158; on regulated use of drinks, 226. Akbar-nama of Abu'l Fazl, X. 'Alams, royal standards, 42. 'Ala-ud-din Khalji, his conquering spirit, 10; employment of slaves, 31; introduction of Indian element in the state, 62; control of Delhi market, 95, 108; employment of masons, 101; suppression of commercial dishonesty and business frauds, 110; gifts by, 118-9; on pay of a soldier and village headman, 123-24; prostitution, 227; suppression of drinking, 225-26. Amir, title of honour, 56, 60. Amir-i-akhur or Akhur-bak, master of royal stables, 35. Amir Khusrau, on historical value of his works, with remarks, XIII; theologians as a class, 70; flowers of the land, 89; use of sugarcanes in the manufacture of drinks, 91; excellence of Bengal manufactures, 97; masons and stone-cutters of Delhi, 100; use of paper in Delhi, 103; choice of a friend, 217. Amusements and recreations, 186. Ata', title of honour, 58. Arab geographers, knowledge of India and China, i-ii. Asad Khan, charity of, 222. Astrologers, 31. Aurangzeb, Mughal Emperor, 2. - [Previous: c10.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ashraf-1935.c10.55) - [Next: c11.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ashraf-1935.c11.2) - [Up: c11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ashraf-1935.c11) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ashraf-1935.c11.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ashraf-1935.c11.1) · Pramāṇa