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Role of Animals in Indus Agriculture | India | History

Animals played a major role in Indus agriculture. The main domestic animals were cattle, but sheep, goats, and other animals were also kept, their relative importance relating to local environmental conditions and no doubt to other factors. Raising livestock was a useful investment against crop failure. In good years, when crop yields were high, grazing would also be good and [...]

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Maurya Empire: Villages and Forest Staff | India | History

A good deal of the economic life of the country, as has been already apparent, was controlled by the State. The State was the largest employer of labour. It controlled and organised the agriculture, industry and the trade of the country. The State had a large part of the agriculture of the country directly in its own hands in its [...]

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Maurya Empire: Trade and Commerce | India | History

In this article we will discuss about the trade practices adopted by Maurya empire. The State had a special responsibility in the matter of Trade. Its revenue depended upon a profitable disposal of the vast quantities of various goods which were constantly accumulating in its hands in its factories and workshops under circumstances described. The State thus became the biggest [...]

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