Barani was a contemporary of Muhammad bin Tughlaq and Firuz Shah Tughlaq both. He wrote a number of renowned texts, such as the Fatwa-i-Jahandari, which elaborates on the principles to be followed by Muslim rulers to attain merit.
Altamgha Jagirs under the Jagirdari system of the Mughals were the lands which were given to Muslim nobles in their family towns or place of birth. In the Jagirdari system involved assignment of revenue of a particular territory to the nobles for their services to the state.