<P> The volume has a total of 90' Ain' or Regulations dealing and describing the different segments of administration and occupations at that time . The various ains include the one on the imperial mint, its workmen and their process of refining and extracting gold and silver, the dirham and the dinar etc . There are also portions dedicated to the Imperial harem (ain 15), the royal seals (ain 20), the imperial kitchen (ain 23) and its recipes and the rules relating to the days of abstinence (ain 26). The volume contains a detailed description of the trade / business of items like fruits, vegetables, perfumes, carpets etc. and also of art and painting . Ain - i - Akbari is an excellent resource to know more about the maintenance of an army as large as Akbar's . Ain 35 onwards deals with the use and maintenance of artillery, upkeep and branding of royal horses, camels, mules and elephants, describing even the detail of the food given to the animals . The volume also has regulations pertaining to the wages of labourers, estimates of house building etc . </P> <P> The second book treats of the servants of the throne, the military and civil services, and the attendants at court whose literary genius or musical skill receives a great deal of encouragement from the emperor, and who in their turn reflect a brilliant light on the government . </P> <Dl> <Dt> Volume 3 </Dt> </Dl> <P> The third book is entirely devoted to regulations for the judicial and executive departments, the establishment of a new and more practical era, the survey of the land, the tribal divisions, and the rent - roll of the great Finance minister . </P>

The cultivation of which of the following crops is not mentioned in ain-i-akbari