Question

Discuss the condition of women during the mughal period

Answer 1

Answer:

The condition of women during the Mughal period were as follows:

• The Hindu women enjoyed respect in their family, participated in religious ceremonies, were educated and many of them acquired scholarly fame as well.  Yet, in general, their status had deteriorated in the society and they suffered from many social evils.
• Normally, monogamy was prevalent in the society but, among the rich a man could keep many wives. The widows could not marry again. They either became sati at the pyre of their husbands or passed their lives as women-hermits. The Muslims were always prepared either to molest or to capture Hindu-women which resulted in child-marriages and Purdah system.
• It also adversely affected their education and movements in the society. Therefore, education could be provided to them only at homes which could be afforded only by the rich. The birth of a daughter was regarded as a bad omen and that resulted in the practice of female-infanticide.
• However, the lower castes remained free from many of these social evils. There was no purdah system in them and their women were free to divorce and remarry. Even widow-marriages were permitted among them.
• Devadasi system was another social evil which was prevalent among the Hindus. Beautiful unmarried girls were offered to images of God sin temples where they passed their lives as maid­servants of gods. It was not only serious injustice to their lives but also resulted in corruption in temples.
• Muslim women also did not enjoy a respectable status in the society. Polygamy was widely prevalent among the Muslims. Every Muslim had a right to keep at least four wives or slaves. Purdha- system was strictly observed among Muslim-women.

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Answer 2

Condition of women in Mughal period:

Explanation:

• Unlike in the old Indian period, the position and status of ladies in the Mughal time frame (age) were not exactly high. Purdah and kid marriage had become normal. But those of the lower classes, ladies in the Mughal period didn't move out of their homes.

• The Muslim ladies noticed purdah substantially more rigorously than the Hindus. The birth of a little girl child was viewed as unfavorable, while that of a child was an event for cheering. By virtue of early marriage, there were many widows in our general public. By and large, ladies in Mughal Period were not permitted to remarry.