INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The main source of income for the Mughals was tax on the produce of the peasants. Intermediaries known as Zamindars were appointed to collect the tax from the peasants.

Detailed explanation-2: -However, the focus on the cultivation of basic staples did not mean that agriculture in medieval India was only for subsistence. 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.

Detailed explanation-3: -The sources of Mughal Empire include chronicles, accounts of foreigners, coins, monuments, royal orders, historical letters, religious literature, and inscriptions.