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The Indian peasant, however, was very poor. Because the rapacious Mughal state took away something like half the agricultural product, there was little incentive to improve the land. The merchants hid their wealth for fear of the tax collector.

1. Give one answer that the Indian peasant remained very poor, in spite of the surplus under the Mughals?

Answer 1

Indian peasant remained very poor, inspite of there being surplus wealth under the Mughals because the greedy, rapacious Mughal state took away about half the agricultural product, leaving just enough for the farmer to feed his family.

Answer 2

Because the mughal state took away sosomething like half the agricultural product, there was little incentive to improve the land. The merchants hid their wealth for fear of the tax collector. This was the reason of Indian peasant remained very poor