Theory and Practice of Muslim State in India c8.s7.3

c8.s7.3

This becomes all the more clear in the case of trade in cloth. Sultan Alauddin advanced about two million *tankahs* to Multani or Sindhi merchants to bring merchandise and sell it on behalf of the King. According to Ibn Battutah he advanced money to the merchants and told them: "With this money buy bullock and sheep, and sell them; the price that they will fetch must be paid to the treasury, and you shall receive allowance for selling them." Devagiri silks, horses of foreign breed, swords and many other articles were brought from far off places.