A History of Agriculture in India v2.c56.s2.t1.4

v2.c56.s2.t1.4

‘During the reign of Ala-ud-din, either through his agency or the beneficent ruling of Providence, there were several remarkable events and matters which had never been witnessed or heard of in any age or time, and probably never will again’, states Barni. ‘The cheapness of grain, clothes, and necessaries of life. The constant succession of victories. The destruction and rolling back of the Mongols. The maintenance of a large army at a small cost. The severe punishment and repression of rebels, and the general prevalence of loyalty. The safety of the roads in all directions. The honest dealings of the bazar people. The erection and repair of mosques, minarets, and forts, and the excavation of tanks. That during the last ten years of the reign the hearts of Musulmans in general were inclined to rectitude, truth, honesty, justice and temperance.’⁶