Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c7.s1.103

c7.s1.103

² Compare D.R., 285, how the wife of the deceased threw off her veil and dishevelled her hair in utter misery; for the length and the demonstrative nature of mourning, Frampton, 139; also K.R., II, 26. On the death of Sultan Balban ali Khans and Maliks walked behind the funeral in torn clothes with dust on their heads. His *kotwal* named Fakhr-ud-din, slept on the floor for six months and other notables did the same for forty days. Compare B., 122-3. When Imad-ul-Mulk, the muster-master of Sultan Balban died, Hindu Ra’is joined with bare heads in mourning ceremonies. (*Vide* K.K., 48.)