Features of the Economic Life of the People during the Mughal Period! Conflicting views have been expressed by the historians regarding the economic conditions of India during the Mughal period. On the one hand we hear of several famines which caused untold sufferings and on the other hand we hear of Akbar the Great and the Golden Age of Shah [...]
Flourished Inland Trade: India's inland trade flourished during the Mughal period on account of the following reasons: 1. Law and order: In the words of Dr. Satish Chandra, "Perhaps the most important factor was the political integration of the country under Mughal rule and establishment of conditions of law and order over extensive areas." image source: file2.answcdn.com/answ-cld/image/upload/w_760,c_fill,g_faces:center,q_60/v1401345244/gnsaklnns3fdndruhdmo.jpg 2. [...]
Nearly 450 years (AD 1526 to 1964) of this period make a period of transition which transformed the Indian society and culture from that of traditional, superstition-ridden and inward-looking society to the brave new world of democratic values based on equity and social justice and looking forward with hope and determination to usher in a new economic and social order. [...]