Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c6.s3.t1.46

c6.s3.t1.46

It would be advisable to give some idea of the life of a domestic servant or a slave in this place, as most of them were employed by government officials. We have already emphasized the fact that the amount of labour expended in the performance of personal services is an outstanding economic fact of the period. To illustrate from the life of the highest officials, we will give the example of the Muster-master of Sultan Balban who employed 50 to 60 domestics for the service of betel-leaves.