Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c7.s3.t2.43

c7.s3.t2.43

People in general, however, sought their advice and guidance neither in the one or the other amusement.¹ Sultan Ala-ud-din Khalji maintained a regular pigeon-house which appears to have descended to him from his predecessors. With Akbar, especially in his younger days, pigeon-flying became a passion. The young Prince used to feed his own birds and used to call the amusement by the romantic term *Ishq-bazi* (love-making).²