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Agricultural Production during the Sultanate and Mughal Period

Read this article to learn about the agricultural production in the sultanate period and mughal period! Sultanate period: We have very little information about the economic condition of the people under the Delhi Sultanate. The historians of the period were more interested in the events at the court than in the lives of ordinary people. Image Source: ccp.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/216-1.jpg [...]

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Industries during Sultanate and Mughal Period

Read this article to learn about the industries during the Sultanate and Mughal period! Sultanate Period: During Sultanate period, Bengal and the towns in Gujarat were famous for their fine quality fabrics. Cloth of fine quality was produced in other towns as well. Cambay in Gujarat was famous for textiles and for gold and silver work. Sonargaon in Bengal was [...]

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The Revenue System in the Sultanate and Mughal Period

Read this article to learn about the revenue system in the sultanate and mughal period! Sultanate Period: The Sultans took several measures to increase their revenue. Following were the chief sources of their revenue: The khiraj or Land Revenue: Land revenue was the major source of the income. It was generally realized at 1/5 of the total produce thought the [...]

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