Day: June 5, 2016

Fiscal and Monetary System, Prices In Mughal India INTRODUCTION Land revenue was the most important source of income in Mughal India. Besides this, there were other sources of income for the state. In the first section of this unit we will discuss the latter. selfstudyhistory.com The contemporary sources provide detailed information about land revenue but […]

Mughal Theory of Sovereignty INTRODUCTION The Indian political thought as well as the Persian and Turco-Mongol traditions have attached much importance to the institution of sovereignty for preserving order and stability of society and for eradicating anarchy and lawlessness. selfstudyhistory.com Monarchy was considered to be the keystone of the medieval polity. Thus according to Abul […]

Indian Mercantile Classes, Banking, Insurance And Credit Systems In Mughal India INTRODUCTION A broad spectrum of merchants peddling at the local level to the big traders involved in overseas commerce were to be found in all parts of the country. In the whole commercial process, certain specialised groups of merchants, brokers and sarrafs played their role […]