Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c5.s4.t4.12

c5.s4.t4.12

After some time the employment of slaves became general and was by no means confined to the Muslims alone. Hindu noblemen and chiefs began to employ slaves for military and domestic purposes.² Even public women in the Deccan began to employ slaves for attendance and service.³ As late as the close of the last century slavery existed in the native States of Rajputana as it probably did in earlier periods.⁴