economic legacy of mughal empire in india(more than 150 words)
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What were the major contributions of the Mughal Empire?
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Anthony Tauro, Indian. Currently living abroad.
Updated Oct 24, 2012 · Author has 765answers and 3.6m answer views
The benefits could be broadly categorized into the following areas:
Political
Economic
Technological
Administrative
Cultural
A couple of odd ones
I have buffered the benefits list a little with achievements since the two are a little hard to tell apart. (Some of these points have already been covered, but I felt were worth repeating.)
Stability
There was no invasion from the West for 200 years during the reign of the "Great Mughals". In fact the western frontier was pushed firmly into present day Afghanistan. When the Mughal Empire declined after Aurangazeb, there were two invasions within 30 years.
Akbar made peace with Hindu rulers that went beyond mere ceasefires and marriages of convenience That meant fewer tensions and wars, while the relations were good.
Trade and Commerce
The economy generally did well. The poor were... well poor. But the money makers benefited from a road system and a uniform currency throughout much of the country. Under Shah Jahan and Aurangazeb, the economy of the empire was probably higher
Military Technology
Babur is credited with the first use of canons in India which he used as a means of countering the Sultanate's elephants.
The Mughals also pioneered the use of rockets (which Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan later improved upon). These were used in several wars inside the country.
Other technology
Mughal astronomers made much progress with observational astronomy.
Mughal alchemy also made notable progress.
Administration
Akbar's finance minister Raja Todarmal instituted several data collection, land settlement and tax calculation schemes that far outlived the Mughal Empire and some that exist even today.
"Cultural" Achievements
The Mughals ushered in the golden age of Indo-Persian culture especially with respect to art and architecture. In some ways this is responsible for the development of the Urdu and Hindi languages. They were great patrons of Urdu poets like Mirza Ghalib himself.
One of Akbar's great achievements was establishing a great degree of religious tolerance, which survived for almost 50 years after his death. He built alliances with the Rajputs (who till then were always at war with the Muslim rule in Delhi) and allowed some Hindus to rise up to powerful positions in his court.
Raja Birbal jokes (seriously!)
Both Biryani and Haleem are said to have had their very humble beginnings in Akbar's Mughal army.
Though all the Great Mughals built memorable monuments, Shah Jahan was a class apart going on a classy contruction streak building such marvels as the Taj Mahal, the Red Fort and several mosques. He hoped to make Agra an urban center to rival Istanbul (Constantinople).
A couple of questionable achievements
Jehangir gave the British East India Company trading rights in Surat. This broke the Portuguese monopoly in the Arabian Sea, and also let the BEIC perpetually extend its monopoly (with the British Govt) on trade with India, just a year before it would have been gone for good. Maybe the British Raj would still have happened, maybe not.
Aurangazeb's religious intolerance and prosecution caused a couple of powerful groups to rise up in opposition and build up strong states: the Marathas who would eventually dominate even Delhi, and the Sikhs who, who would get martialized and rise to become more than a match for the Durranis. He was the last of the Great Mughals and directly responsible for initiating the decline of the empire.
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Anthony Tauro, Indian. Currently living abroad.
Updated Oct 24, 2012 · Author has 765answers and 3.6m answer views
The benefits could be broadly categorized into the following areas:
Political
Economic
Technological
Administrative
Cultural
A couple of odd ones
I have buffered the benefits list a little with achievements since the two are a little hard to tell apart. (Some of these points have already been covered, but I felt were worth repeating.)
Stability
There was no invasion from the West for 200 years during the reign of the "Great Mughals". In fact the western frontier was pushed firmly into present day Afghanistan. When the Mughal Empire declined after Aurangazeb, there were two invasions within 30 years.
Akbar made peace with Hindu rulers that went beyond mere ceasefires and marriages of convenience That meant fewer tensions and wars, while the relations were good.
Trade and Commerce
The economy generally did well. The poor were... well poor. But the money makers benefited from a road system and a uniform currency throughout much of the country. Under Shah Jahan and Aurangazeb, the economy of the empire was probably higher
Military Technology
Babur is credited with the first use of canons in India which he used as a means of countering the Sultanate's elephants.
The Mughals also pioneered the use of rockets (which Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan later improved upon). These were used in several wars inside the country.
Other technology
Mughal astronomers made much progress with observational astronomy.
Mughal alchemy also made notable progress.
Administration
Akbar's finance minister Raja Todarmal instituted several data collection, land settlement and tax calculation schemes that far outlived the Mughal Empire and some that exist even today.
"Cultural" Achievements
The Mughals ushered in the golden age of Indo-Persian culture especially with respect to art and architecture. In some ways this is responsible for the development of the Urdu and Hindi languages. They were great patrons of Urdu poets like Mirza Ghalib himself.
One of Akbar's great achievements was establishing a great degree of religious tolerance, which survived for almost 50 years after his death. He built alliances with the Rajputs (who till then were always at war with the Muslim rule in Delhi) and allowed some Hindus to rise up to powerful positions in his court.
Raja Birbal jokes (seriously!)
Both Biryani and Haleem are said to have had their very humble beginnings in Akbar's Mughal army.
Though all the Great Mughals built memorable monuments, Shah Jahan was a class apart going on a classy contruction streak building such marvels as the Taj Mahal, the Red Fort and several mosques. He hoped to make Agra an urban center to rival Istanbul (Constantinople).
A couple of questionable achievements
Jehangir gave the British East India Company trading rights in Surat. This broke the Portuguese monopoly in the Arabian Sea, and also let the BEIC perpetually extend its monopoly (with the British Govt) on trade with India, just a year before it would have been gone for good. Maybe the British Raj would still have happened, maybe not.
Aurangazeb's religious intolerance and prosecution caused a couple of powerful groups to rise up in opposition and build up strong states: the Marathas who would eventually dominate even Delhi, and the Sikhs who, who would get martialized and rise to become more than a match for the Durranis. He was the last of the Great Mughals and directly responsible for initiating the decline of the empire.
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Heya.....
===== Answer ======
The Mughal emperor was the right of the kingship in his rule time period...
It's economic legacy was :-
√ Stability
Across the 200 little States the area of mughal empire was spread out and the king was stable his rule so, the taxes were stable and the wealth of the empire was stable..
√ Trade and commerce
The trading management of mughal empire was great, the occupational sector did the trade across all over the world and give a legacy to its empire...
√ Administration work
The Todarmal his administration minister adjust the work perfectly and all the system if economy transaction was recorded so the legacy maintained....
√ Cultural activities
By the different types of activities , mughal emperor used to hired taxes and compensations that leads to rise in wealth...
Thank you
===== Answer ======
The Mughal emperor was the right of the kingship in his rule time period...
It's economic legacy was :-
√ Stability
Across the 200 little States the area of mughal empire was spread out and the king was stable his rule so, the taxes were stable and the wealth of the empire was stable..
√ Trade and commerce
The trading management of mughal empire was great, the occupational sector did the trade across all over the world and give a legacy to its empire...
√ Administration work
The Todarmal his administration minister adjust the work perfectly and all the system if economy transaction was recorded so the legacy maintained....
√ Cultural activities
By the different types of activities , mughal emperor used to hired taxes and compensations that leads to rise in wealth...
Thank you
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