Taxation and Tribute

• 1576-1577: Order of a Mughal official to Jayanti Das and other landlords granting lands as reward for services (Arabic, Persian)
• 1644: Order of Abdussalam, an employee of Prince Murad Bakhsh, to Purshottam Das and Paras Ram demanding tax records (Arabic, Persian)
• 1654: Order of Dianat Khan to Purshottam Das about tax collection and apprehending thieves (Arabic, Persian)
• 1655-1656: Order of an employee of Dara Shukoh to Purshottam Das and Paras Ram about payments and pursuit of outlaws (Arabic, Persian)
• 1655: Order of Dianat Khan to Purshottam Das that the tribute payment is excused in exchange for improving cultivation (Arabic, Persian)
• 1655: Order of a Mughal official to Purshottam Das excusing the payment of tribute (Arabic, Persian)
• 1656: Order of a Mughal official to landlords and peasants of district Dhar to pay full taxes for the year (Arabic, Persian)
• 1656: Order to officials of district Dhar settling tribute payable on villages granted to the landlord Purshottam Das (Arabic, Persian)
• 1658: Order of Hakim Muzaffar, servant of Dara Shukoh, to Purshottam Das about working loyally (Arabic, Persian)
• 1659-1665: Order of Asadullah to Purshottam Das and Paras Ram regarding removal of soldiers from villages (Arabic, Persian)
• 1659: Order of Nawazish Khan to Purshottam Das and Paras Ram to collect taxes and populate the area (Arabic, Persian)
• 1659: Order of Nawazish Khan to Purshottam Das and Paras Ram about the remission of revenues due (Arabic, Persian)
• 1660: Order of a Mughal official to Purshottam Das granting him a house and giving further instructions (Arabic, Persian)
• 1660: Order of Nawazish Khan to Purshottam Das and Paras Ram to cooperate with a despatched clerk (Arabic, Persian)
• 1660: Order of Nawazish Khan to Purshottam Das granting a house (Arabic, Persian)
• 1661: Order of Asadullah to Purshottam Das and Paras Ram to pay the fee for land measurement (Arabic, Persian)
• 1663: Order of Asadullah to several banjaras regarding tax-free grain purchases (Arabic, Persian)
• 1663: Order of Asadullah to Purshottam Das and Paras Ram to collect taxes (Arabic, Persian)
• 1664: Order of Bulaqi Chand to the officials of Hindola regarding the tenancy of the district (Persian)
• 1664: Order of Nawazish Khan to Purshottam Das regarding revenue collection and and a summons (Arabic, Persian)
• 1666: Letter of Maha Singh to Nathmal expressing pleasure with Nathmal's deeds (Rajasthani)
• 1666: Order of Wazir Khan about the rights and obligations of Hariram's guarantors after he absconded (Arabic, Persian)
• 1666: Order of Wazir Khan to Sultan Muhammad to collect outstanding cesses (Arabic, Persian)
• 1669: Order of Muhibb Ali to Nathmal granting land to plant a garden and build a resthouse for travelers (Arabic, Persian)
• 1672: Order of a Mughal official to the revenue officials of Dhar reconfirming a revenue grant to Purshottam Das and his descendants (Persian)
• 1672: Order of Rafi Muhammad to Purshottam Das about tax payments not received from Amjhera (Persian)
• 1675: Order of Islam Khan to the officials of district Dhar regarding a grant of land to Purshottam Das (Arabic, Persian)
• 1675: Order to officials of district Dhar regarding the grant of land to Purshottam Das based on good performance (Persian)
• 1685-1686: Statement of Rudrappa Sethi to Hiroji Deshmukh regarding mercantile rights and certain dues associated with a new market area (Persian, Marathi, Kannada)
• 1690: Order of Fath Jang Khan granting the office of deshmukhi and 8 villages to the landlords Lodi and Hasan (Persian)
• 1693: Copy of order of Abdurrazaq Khan to district officials about a revenue grant to Lodi Khan and Hasan (Persian)
• 1694: Order of Aurangzeb Alamgir to Shahuji Bhonsle confirming his local kingship in exchange for loyal service (Persian)
• 1715: Decision awarding an office of village headman to Pir Sethi as seized security for an unpaid loan (Persian, Marathi)
• 1733: Declaration of Sheikh Alimullah about excessive taxation by the Marathas (Arabic, Persian)
• 1735-1736: Letter of Bajirao Ballal to Tejkaran Mandloi of district Indore about the delivery of government monies (Marathi)
• 1819: Order of Maharaja Man Singh to the merchants of Bhilwara to come to the Mundwa fair (Rajasthani, English)
• 1820: Memorandum containing answers to queries about agriculture and revenue collection in district Dhar (Marathi)
• 1820: Memorandum concerning agriculture and revenue administration in district Dhar (Marathi)