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 A GREAT HALL OF WORSHIP 279 sit on the east side, the Sayyids on the west, the theo- logians on the south, and the shaikhs on the north. His Majesty would go to these various parties from time to time and converse with them to ascertain their GOLD COINS OF AKBAR. thoughts. Quantities of perfume were used and large sums of money were distributed as rewards of merit and ability among the worthy people who obtained an entry through the favour of the emperor's attendants. Many fine books which had belonged to Itmad Khan Gujarati and had been acquired in the conquest of