Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c5.s2.t1.102

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c5.s2.t1.102

Similarly *naubat* (or the royal band) was an old Persian and Hindu tradition. The royal band was composed of a variety of instruments—trumpets, drums, flageolets, fifes, etc., and was played at stated times in the palace.² In exceptional cases the Sultan allowed others the use of kettle-drums, provided their use was limited only to occasions when the distinguished person so favoured was travelling in the country. He could not use them in the town.³

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