Prelims · 1 Ancient & Medieval India · 1.6.4 Sultanate administration, economy and culture

1.6.4.2 Sultanate economy: agrarian taxes, trade and towns

Under the Sultanate, land revenue in cash tied villages to markets, towns grew, new technology (the Persian wheel, paper, the spinning wheel) spread, and silver tanka and copper jital coins carried trade.

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Key terms

  • kharaj
  • khut
  • muqaddam
  • Persian wheel
  • charkha
  • tanka
  • jital
  • Cambay
  • Delhi
  • Multani
  • Karimi
  • karkhana
  • trade
  • towns
  • Ibn Battuta

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