Question

Mughal trade route in 2500 words?

Answer 1

Answer:

The Mughal Empire was perfectly situated between east and west, and as such it became a pass through via the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean or by land via the Silk Road for all those wishing to trade. Rice, textiles, tobacco, and metals were some of the items exported by the empire.

Mughal India, was a land of diverse geographical terrains, it

contained vast portions of land consisting of plain, mountains, plateaus,

desert, dense forests, and rivers and ivas almost surrounded by ocean on the

three sides when it was on its zenith in terms of expansion. The peculiarities

of the Mughal economy (as discussed in Chapter 1) necessitated presence of

routes linking the villages with the towns and towns with each other and

with ports. This chapter is thus dedicated to the description of the main land

and river routes, also covering aspects such as types of land routes, their

surface, various facilities provided such as kos-minars, avenues of trees on

the sides, the halting places such as sarais (inns) on the routes and bridges

and various fording places on the rivers to continue the land routes etc.; and

types of rivers such as perennial and seasonal rivers.

Land Routes:

In Mughal India, land routes linked almost every comer of the

empire. This network of routes had been developed partly for commercial

needs and partly due to the military expeditions. Among these routes some

were commercial as well as military routes whereas some were fully

military i.e. due to strategic point of view or due to emergency, certain  

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routes developed which were not adopted by the merchants or were not

used frequently. In Mughal India, it is very difficult to stick to a single definition of

the roads. In the different region of the empire due to the geographical

conditions it developed differently, such as in Bengal embankments known

as Al, served as roads.' Some were little more than tracks. On the other

hand some roads were broad avenues generally having a breadth of 40

ordinary paces, as were the imperial highways.

Explanation:

Answer 2

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The Mughal Empire was perfectly situated between east and west, and as such it became a pass through via the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean or by land via the Silk Road for all those wishing to trade. Rice, textiles, tobacco, and metals were some of the items exported by the empire.