I was in Kaira working in the midst of 7 lakhs of agriculturists.

[Footnote 24: The Nawab, in July, 1756, extorted three lakhs from the French and even more from the Dutch.]

The Seedee of Jinjeera, who styled himself the Mogul's Admiral, received a yearly subsidy of four lakhs for convoying the fleet, a duty that he was quite unable to perform against European desperadoes.

In August, 1691, a ship belonging to the wealthy merchant, Abdul Guffoor, was taken at the mouth of the Surat river, with nine lakhs in hard cash on board.