Invaders and Infidels Quotes

“When Fakr Bawni, an incredibly rich merchant from Delhi, offered him all his wealth just so he could have the great honour of just a few moments of audience with His Highness, Balban refused. Bawni was merely a malik-ut-tujjar, the chief of merchants. Meeting such a low man would ‘compromise the dignity of the sovereign’78.”
― Sandeep Balakrishna, Invaders and Infidels (Book 1): From Sindh to Delhi: The 500-Year Journey of Islamic Invasions