1917.] Numismatic Supplement No. XX VII I. 49 



(Jews and Christians), Magians (Zoroastrians) and Idolators, 

 and exempting from payment women, the young, the blind,' 



on to say : 



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" Secondly.— Every year, twelve dirhams should be taken 

 from the Faqir, twenty-four dirhams from the " 

 forty-eight from the Ghani. But as dirhams a 



fact, not current, three tolahs and one masha u ^^^ Llll , a 



and one-twentieth of a masha of silver may be taken from the 

 Faqir, and twice as much from the Mutawassat and the double 

 of the latter from the Ghani. They should not insist [on re- 

 ceiving payment in any particular medium]. If any one gives 

 Rupees, they should be taken [accepted], if they contain the 

 same weight of silver. And dirhams should be taken [accepted] 

 after dirhams are in circulation. 



Thirdly. 



ion as 

 Mutawassat 



should act according to the following interpretation. He is 

 the Ghani [lit. Rich] who has property worth ten-thousand 

 dirhams or more. The Mutawassat (lit. Middling) is he whose 

 goods are worth more than two hundred dirhams, and the 

 Faqir (lit. poor) is he whose possessions are less than two 

 hundred dirhams." 



Detailed instructions are then given to the effect that the 

 Jizya should be brought by the payer in person and not sent 

 by a messenger, that the payer should stand while the collec- 



