Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c5.s4.t3.22

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² Compare W.M., 26 for the interesting case of a Sayyid of Koil who was accused of misappropriating State revenue on the basis of very strong evidence, and was tried before Sultan Sikandar Lodi, who discharged the accused and even permitted him to keep his dishonest gains. Compare also M.T., I, 391-392 for the feeling of Salim Shah Suri who expressed his willingness to carry the shoes of a Sayyid, which was the mark of extreme humiliation.