The Administration of the Sultanate of Dehli c16.s8.3

c16.s8.3

(ii) as mentioned in the Futūḥāt-i-Fīrūzshāhī [B.M. or 2039, f. 300a : Printed text, pp. 5, 6]:—
1. mandwī barg —mandwī = market, barg = leaf; but this cannot be a tax on vegetables, for the Sīrat mentions a tax called khuḍrāwāt which must have been a vegetable tax. Barg means 'leaves'; in all probability this was a tax on leaves sold in the state market. Leaves are used even now in Hindu homes and shops instead of utensils.
2. dalālat-i-bāzārhā = a tax on brokers (dallāl = broker).
3. jazzārī —vide Chapter VI.
4. amīrī-ṭ-ṭarab = amusement tax, probably paid to the amīr-i-ṭarab appointed by the state to control musicians, dancers and festive gatherings.