Peasants And Their Role In The Economic Development Of Mughal Empire

Abstract

The Mughal Empire, which lasted from the 16th through the 19th century, had enormous economic growth and expansion during that time period. Peasants played an essential part in the growth of the Mughal Empire's economy, despite the fact that the Mughal Empire was characterized by a highly organized and hierarchical structure.[1] This fact is one that simply cannot be ignored. peasants played in the expansion of the Mughal Empire's economy. It focuses on the contributions that peasants made, the difficulties they overcame, and the influence that they had on the success of the empire as a whole. Agriculture was the primary occupation for the vast majority of the Mughal Empire's populace, who worked as peasants and made up the bulk of the population. Via the cultivation of the land, the production of food, and the generation of money through agricultural surpluses, they were an essential component in the maintenance of the economy of the empire. Peasants were responsible for cultivating a wide variety of crops, including wheat, rice, barley, and cotton, which were essential for both internal consumption and commerce both inside and beyond the limits of the empire