456 REVENUES OF
6. Lecque} that is, one hundred thousand.
7. Kourour} a hundred Lecques.
1. Jehan-Abad or Dehli is the first Soubah; it has sixteen
Serkars dependent upon it, and two hundred and
thirty Pragnas. It yields to the King
in Roupies ^ 1,95,25,000
2. Agra, otherwise called Akber-abad, is
the second; it comprises fourteen
Serkars, two hundred and sixteen
Pragnas, and yields to the King 2,52,25,000
3. Lahor has fourteen Serkars, and three
hundred and fourteen Pragnas, yield¬
ing to the King 2,46,95,000
4. Hasmer, which belongs to a Raja} pays
to the King a tribute of 2,19,70,000
5. Gusarate, of which the capital is Ahmed¬
abad, has nine Serkars and one hundred
and ninety Pragnas, yielding to the
King 1,33,95,000
6. The Kingdom of Candahar belongs to
the King of Persia, but the Pragnas
which still remain united to the King¬
dom of the Great Mogol are fifteen,
and yield him a rental of 19,92,500
Carry forward, 10,68,02,500
! Lack, from the Hindostanee lakh from the Sanskrit laksha, origi¬
nally meaning a mark.
^ Crore, from the Hindostanee karor. Arb is the name for IDO
crores.
' For facility of reference the totals have been extended in this form,
Bernier giving the figures in words only, which are difficult to add up.
* Ajmere, although nominally a province of the Mogul Empire in
Bernier's time, was also to a great extent under the influence of the
Rahtor Princes of Marwar. It was with the object of consolidating
the Mogul power there, that Ajmere was made the capital of the
Empire during several years of Jahangir's reign.
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