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Written for Sultan al-Muzaffar: Nur al-ma'arif
(Light of Knowledge) (1295) Yemen
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Taken from : www.aiys.org
Taken from: hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/27/40/01/PDF/Vallet_-_Produits_du_commerce_egyptien.pdf �
Full title: Nur al-ma�arif fi nuzum wa- qawanin wa-a�raf al-Yaman fi al-�ahd al-muzaffari al-warif .
Also called: Al-Daftar al-Muzaffari.
These are recently discovered archival records from the reign of al-Malik al-Muzaffar
Here you will find customs and tax data, production figures, transport costs and scribal "intelligence" for insider and outsider trading, silk, cotton and flax clothing, leather goods, shoes and headgear, exotic woods and rope, carpets, pottery, glass and brass, weapons, soap, candles, foods and oils, medicinal herbs, perfumes, dyes and spices, precious stones, musical instruments and, sad to say, human slaves. The text describes the trade in commodities coming from such places as Venice, Iraq, Zafar, India, and China. The Daftar explains the method by which slaves were bought and sold in Aden and how the Rasulid governors were eager to select the best slaves, probably as palace guards and royal servants. It states that as the ships arrived with their cargoes, the slaves were taken to be inspected and, out of them, a group of servants was chosen. Whoever could be useful to the Diwan, was bought. On African slaves a tax was imposed in Aden of 4 dinars, while on woman slaves the tax was 2 and a quarter dinars.
Export taxes (harg) on the merchandises of the Karim (al-bada�I al-karimiyya) sent to India (al-musaffara ila bilad al-Hind) (38 merchandises)
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aj (ivory)
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ma�i�a sa�ila (liquid storax)
ma lab (resin)
murr (myrrh)