Scholarly Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies, Online ISSN 2278-8808, SJIF 2021 = 7.380, www.srjis.com PEER REVIEWED & REFEREED JOURNAL, SEPT-OCT, 2022, VOL- 10/73
CONTRIBUTIONS OF ROYAL MUGHAL WOMEN IN ECONOMIC FIELD Dinesh Kumar1 & Dinesh Mandot2, Ph. D. 1
Ph.D. Research Scholar, Department of History, Bhagwant University, Ajmer
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Supervisor and Professor, Department of History, Bhagwant University, Ajmer
Paper Received On: 25 OCTOBER 2022 Peer Reviewed On: 31 OCTOBER 2022 Published On: 01 NOVEMBER 2022
Abstract Women occupy a critical place in every stratum and society. Royal Mughal ladies played a considerable role in the economic field during the Mughal period. The Mughal age was marked by overall prosperity and growth in all the spheres of life. There was hectic economic activity in the country, which led to growth of trade and commerce. India commodities like textiles, spices, and exotic products like opium and dyes were in great demand in the countries of west Asia and North Africa. The items of import were gold, silver, ivory, pearls, precious gems, horses etc. Mughal women made a fairly large but little appreciated contribution to the development of trade and commerce in the country. Besides participating in economic activities, Mughal royal ladies saw to the construction of markets and caravan sarais. Therefore, encouraging and faciliating trade conditions in the country. The present article deals with contribution of the royal Mughal ladies in economic property of the Mughal empire which occupies a unique place in the annals of India. Keywords: Royal, Mughal, Ladies, Economic, Trade, Commerce, Contribution Scholarly Research Journal's is licensed Based on a work at www.srjis.com
Introduction We already know that Mughal ladies were paid through jagirs allotted them whose revenues were entirely at their disposal. Other sources of their income were the various presents given to them by their royal master as well as other members of the Royal family from time to time. Few of them had other sources of income, which made Begums extremely rich. Their personal income had rendered them economically self-sufficient. Thus we see that the Mughals gave their women sufficient degree of economic freedom. With such a flourishing atmosphere of trade and commerce prevailing during the Mughal period, it is not Copyright © 2022, Scholarly Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies