Consider the following statements regarding the economic life during Mughal Period:
1. The Qabuliyat system involved a deed agreement between the peasant and the government.
2. The term “jins-i kamil” during the Mughal era denotes the loans that were provided to the peasants.
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
Both 1 and 2
Incorrect AnswerNeither 1 nor 2
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
Correct Option: (a) Explanation: Statement 2 is incorrect: Jins-i kamil were the cash crops during the Mughal era. Economic Life during Mughal Period The Mughals welcomed the foreign trader, provided ample protection and security for his transactions, and levied a very low custom duty (usually no more than 2½ percent ad valorem). Furthermore, the expansion of local handicrafts and industry resulted in a reservoir of exportable goods. Indian exports consisted mainly of manufactured articles, with cotton cloth in great demand in Europe and elsewhere. Indigo, saltpeter, spices, opium, sugar, woolen and silk cloth of various kinds, yarn, asafoetida, salt, beads, borax, turmeric, lac, sealing wax, and drugs of various kinds, were also exported. The principal imports were bullion, horses, and a certain quantity of luxury goods for the upper classes, like raw silk, coral, amber, precious stones, superior textiles (silk, velvet, brocade, broadcloth), perfumes, drugs, china goods, and European wines. Each cultivator was given a document by the state called patta (title deed) which gave all the details of the various categories of land held by the cultivator and rate of land revenue payable by him on different crops. A deed agreement called Qabuliat, according to which the cultivator made a promise to pay a particular amount of land revenue to the state, was taken from the cultivator. We often come across the term jins-i kamil (literally, perfect crops) in our sources. The Mughal state also encouraged peasants to cultivate such crops as they brought in more revenue. Crops such as cotton and sugarcane were jins-i kamil par excellence.
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