"Mahmud Ghaznavi also collected lot of wealth from Khams. A few facts and figures may be given as illustrations. In hi…"

"One idea that struck Alauddin Khalji (1296-1316) was that it was “wealth” which was the “source of rebellion and disa…"

"In 1823, A. D. Campbell, a British officer stationed in South India, wrote about the direct impact of these economic …"

"…grandees pay for a work of art considerably under its value, and according to their own caprice. … When an Omrah or …"

"The Sultans drew from the people every rupee of tribute that could be exacted by the ancient art of taxation, as well…"

"Internal trade flourished; every roadside was—and is—a bazaar. The foreign trade of India is as old as her history;22…"

"“The Indians,” says Megasthenes, “neither put out money at usury” (interest), “nor know how to borrow. It is contrary…"

"The wealth of the country reached its two peaks under Chandragupta Maurya and Shah Jehan. The riches of India under t…"

"India survived only by virtue of its patience, its superhuman power and its immense size. The levies it had to pay we…"

"There should be left only so much to the Hindus that neither, on the one hand, they should become arrogant on account…"