Mughal Administration c9.s8.36
Mughal Administration c9.s8.36
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c9.s8.36
36. The sentries at the gates of forts must not take anything from the people passing through them. Mirat, 262, explains it thus,—"The guards at the gates of the city of Ahmadabad and its suburbs (*puras*) prevent carts, pack-oxen, and men carrying loads on their heads from entering or leaving till they have paid some gratification."