The Administration of the Sultanate of Dehli c15.45
The Administration of the Sultanate of Dehlī c15.45
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c15.45
The Hindu population was better off under the Muslims than under Hindu tributaries or independent rulers.⁴ Their financial burden was lighter than it had been for some centuries in pre-Muslim days.⁵ The contemporary chronicles give an impression of prosperity; this was based upon a limited population in a large country, so that the holdings were large and the forest could easily supply a number of necessities.⁶ Industrially India was in a strong position for she manufactured most of her necessities and exported finished