A History of Agriculture in India v2.c62.s9.2

v2.c62.s9.2

'The king's rental was thus increased from two sources, from the sharb, and secondly from the newly cultivated lands. A sum of about two lacs of tankas was in this way added to the king's revenue. No king of Dehli had ever been in the receipt of such an income as Sultan Firoz now enjoyed, and the sovereign's financial business had so greatly increased that separate officers were appointed for the control of the private income of the Sultan, and the public revenue of the State was kept distinct.