Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c6.s2.t2.57

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carriage and attendance on the way.¹ On entering the Indian territory these animals were usually taxed to a quarter of their value. Under Sultan Muhammad Tughluq, these import duties were reduced and the owners of the horses had to pay a fixed tax of seven Tankas per horse on entering the border of Sind and a further duty at Multan,² all of which came cheaper than before. It is not possible to give even a vague estimate of the volume of trade carried on over the land frontiers.