Glossary

• hakim

  governor, official

• hasal

  a type of tax

• haveli

  mansion

• hon

  a type of widely circulating gold coin minted by the Vijayanagara kingdom

  see Phillip B. Wagoner, "Money Use in the Deccan, c. 1350-1687: The Role of Vijayanagara hons in the Bahmani Currency System"

• hundi

  a bill of exchange used to transfer money

• huzur

  (lit.) the presence; Lord