Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c6.s3.t1.53

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⁵ Compare Firuz Shah's own declaration to this effect F., 15. Compare for instance B., 283 for the measures of confiscation of Sultan Ala-ud-din Khalji which definitely excluded the property and wealth of the Hindu bankers and Multanis from their sphere of operation. Compare also the case of Sultan Muhammad Tughluq who transported the whole population of Delhi en masse to Deogir and paid suitable compensation to people who sold their houses and property. The officials in this instance did not require any compensation. We believe these measures were designed in part to compensate people for the loss of independent professions and trades. Compare also Raverty, 729 for an armourer who offers his slave for sale (and not as a gift) to Sultan Iltutmish; I.K., 272 Amir Khusrau's advice to his son on the choice of a career; P., 123-126 on the prospects of profit in trading. Compare also Macaulay I, 23, 30 for the advice of Kalu the father of Nanak who insists that his son should take to trade.