A History of Agriculture in India v2.c59.6

v2.c59.6

'The houses of the amirs were three- or four-storey buildings with a winding staircase on one side. The houses of the rich merchants were of the same style, but they were in the heart of the crowded city-quarters; the lower storey was used for sales and business transactions and the upper storeys for the residence of the family. The average inn was like present-day college hostels, i.e. rooms in a rectangle with a verandah running in front of them and a gate that could be locked up.