1870.] Translations from the Tdrikh i Firliz Shahi. 33 



fixed prices [?]* ; that of the first quality varying from 100 to 120 tan- 

 kalis, the second from 80 to 90, and the third from 60 to 70 ; while 

 such as did not pass through the custom house [or rather, the Dhoarts 

 master'], were called tattoos (ponies), averaging from 10 to 20 tankahs. 



The second regulation for securing the cheapness of horses was the 

 prohibition of dealers and monied men from purchasing animals in 

 the market, or employing any one to purchase on their account. 

 Sultan 'Alauddin directed, with regard to the establishment of the 

 above regulation, which is the very basis of all laws for the cheapen- 

 ing of horses, that no dealer should be allowed to go about the horse 

 market. Such strictness was observed in carrying out this regulation, 

 that no dealer was accordingly permitted to frequent the horse mart, 

 and several of them, who for years had been getting a profit and gain- 

 ing a livelihood by traffic in horses, and were in league with the chief 

 brokers of the market, were fined, and overthrown, and both them- 

 selves and the chief brokers were banished to distant fortresses. By 

 the establishment of this regulation for the suppression of purchasing 

 on the part of dealers, the current price of horses began to be very 

 much reduced. 



The third regulation for the above purpose, was the coercion and 

 castigation of the chief horse brokers, who were a most arrogant, rebelli- 

 ous, and audacious class of people. These they treated with immense 

 rigour and severity, and expelled some from the city, until the price 

 of horses began to get cheap ; for these chief brokers are in reality the 

 rulers of the market, and until they are brought into order by coercion 

 and castigation, and cease taking the bribes which they receive from 

 both parties, and abstain from mediating between the buyer and the 

 seller, the price of horseflesh can never fall. It was a matter of some 

 difficulty to bring these bare-faced brokers into order, nor would they 

 have behaved themselves properly except through fear of the Sultan's 



* I do not know what Major Fuller's MS. had. The Edit. Bill. Indica, p. 

 313, 1. 3, has (reading asphdi for the absurd asdmi) — 



' Horses which raider the designation of hasham (i. e. fit for war) passed the 

 muster of the Diwan, were divided into three classes, and (pattern horses) 

 were shewn to brokers with the prices fixed for them. 



The passage may be compared with my Ain translation, p. 231, bottom. 



Akbar also prohibited the export of horses (Bad. II, 390, 1. 4 from below), ,• 

 but he encouraged the import by wise regulations Kin, p. 133). 



