[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ashraf-1935) › c7.s5.3 # Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c7.s5.3 Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c7.s5.3 - **Language:** English ### [c7.s5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ashraf-1935.c7.s5.3) ¹ Compare Pero Tefur for the observations of Nicolo Conti. Conti dissuades Pero Tefur from going to India. He tells him that on visiting India one witnesses a most offensive display of wealth. One sees abundance of pearls, gold, and precious stones, but how could it profit the observer ‘since the people are beasts who wear them’. - [Previous: c7.s5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ashraf-1935.c7.s5.2) - [Next: c7.s5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ashraf-1935.c7.s5.4) - [Up: c7.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ashraf-1935.c7.s5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ashraf-1935.c7.s5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ashraf-1935.c7.s5.3) · Pramāṇa