"The above remarks about conservatism could be made with equal or even greater force about the Mogul Empire. Despite t…"

"May 12th, on Saturday the 29th of Rajab the examination and distribution of the treasure were begun. To Humāyūn were …"

"When I knew of this unsteadiness amongst (my) people, I summoned all the begs and took counsel. Said I, “There is no …"

"There was no middle state. A man must be of the highest rank or live miserably."

"Most towns in Hindustan are made up of earth, mud, and other wretched material; that there is no city or town (that) …"

"As the ground is seldom tilled otherwise than by compulsion… the whole country is badly cultivated, and a great part …"

"[The Mughals maintained] “a large army for the purpose of keeping people in subjection… No adequate idea can be conve…"

"No artisan can be expected to give his mind to his calling in the midst of a people who are either wretchedly poor, o…"

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

"Gold and silver are not in greater plenty here than elsewhere; on the contrary, the inhabitants have less the appeara…"