INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A large number of food and non-food crops were grown by the Indian peasantry in the Mughal period. The 17th Century saw the introduction of two major new crops-tobacco and maize.

Detailed explanation-2: -Indian agricultural production increased under the Mughal Empire. A variety of crops were grown, including food crops such as wheat, rice, and barley, and non-food cash crops such as cotton, indigo and opium.

Detailed explanation-3: -When the Portuguese established trading posts in India, such as Goa, they introduced tobacco and maize cultivation to the Indians.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tobacco was introduced to India during the reign of Akbar by the Portuguese. The first tobacco plant was established in Gujrat in 1613 and it was also exported to Arakan and Pegu.

Detailed explanation-5: -The majority of seasonal crops in North India were grown in two major crop seasons kharif (autumn) and rabi (spring). In some areas the peasants tended to grow even three crops by producing some short-term crops in between. Rice was the main kharif crop and wheat was rabi.