Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c7.s2.t1.71

c7.s2.t1.71

The nobles wore a khil'at suit on public occasions, if they belonged to the rank of Sultan's peers. This official dress consisted of a kulah for head-dress, a tunic worked in brocade and velvet and a white belt. A noble of rank usually rode on a fine Tartar stallion with costly trappings and a few retainers walking before and after him.² In private, the noble usually wore the short Hindu turban (pag), a tunic of some fine texture and the ordinary shirt and drawers. Underwear of muslin or of some other fine material was used. Sleeping suits, as has been noticed, were used and were commonly changed every week.¹ The dress of the lesser nobility and other people may be judged accordingly.