Question

who sanctioned money in advance to the peasant for digging wells to facilitate irrigation in Medieval India​

Answer 1

Explanation:

There were three harvests in a year. Paddy, wheat, barley, sugarcane, cotton, oilseeds and indigo were the major crops. The rulers provided all facilities for agricultural progress. For eg. Firoz Shah Tughluq sanctioned money in advance to the peasants for digging wells to facilitate irrigation. The advent of new tools and technology like Persian wheel which was used for irrigation and sowing drill accelerated agricultural progress. The factors that helped agricultural progress in South India were:

i) Water prosperity in river Kaveri.

ii) Alluvial deposit of its distributaries.

iii) Construction of canals by the Chola kings.