Die Social-Demokratie

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Identifikator:: 826719449

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-30888

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Schuster, Richard

Title:: Die Social-Demokratie

Place of publication:: Stuttgart

Publisher:: Steinkopf

Year of publication:: 1875

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (XII, 236 S.)

Collection:: Economics Books

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THE 13tH AND 141 CENTURIES 59 their payments, came to make their submission (Barni, 587), and offered valuable presents. At the same time they paid into the Camp treasury ‘‘ several lakhs” of tankas on account of the arrears of former years, and agreed to the sums to be paid in future, for which they gave formal engagements. They accompanied the King for some marches through their country; and, in recognition of their submission, orders were issued that not a single village of theirs was to be plundered, and that any animals which had been seized were to be restored. I think we may reasonably take this incident as typical of the period. The Chiefs had “re- belled’”” when the disorganisation of Muhammad Tughlaq’s administration give them an opportunity; but when the royal army reached their country and resistance was im- possible, they submitted with a good grace, and renewed their engagements. We may assume that, if they had not done so, their villages would have been ravaged in the ordinary course. It will be noticed that formal engage- ments were taken for the revenue fixed to be paid in future years. This makes it plain that at this period the revenue due from such Chiefs was not assessed on the produce of each season, as was done in the case of peasants, but was more like a tribute, the amount of which was settled by negotiation for some time ahead. Lastly, we have to consider the attitude adopted by Firtiz towards the peasantry. According to the eulogies of the chroniclers, it was substantially the same as that of Ghiyasuddin. The administration was to aim at extension of cultivation and improvement in cropping; and, with these objects in view, it was to treat the people equitably. After discounting the language used, we are justified in concluding that this policy was on the whole carried out, to the extent that cultivation extended, and rural prosperity increased; but Firiiz also made a specific contribution to the tradition of agricultural development by undertaking the construction of irrigation-works. Some of these, it is true, were intended in part to bring water to the new cities which he built; but that they served the country also is apparent from the state- ment (Afif, 130) that during the rains officers were specially

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