Mughal Administration c9.s8.15

c9.s8.15

As Shihabuddin Talish complained in 1666, "From the first occupation of India and its ports by the Muslims to the end of Shah Jahan's reign, it was a rule and practice to exact *hāsil* (duty) from every trader—from the rose-vendor to the clay-seller, from the weaver of fine linen to that of coarse cloth."