Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c6.s1.19

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Among the fruits of the Gangetic plains, the mango was especially popular. The mango was easily the best of all fruits, even preferable to the melons of Islamic countries.⁶ This, however, is a delicate point, for Babur never forgets the melons of his country when he goes about Hindustan. In fact, he had some of the best musk melon plants of Kabul brought to India and planted in his garden at Agra.¹ Even some time after Babur, the cultivation of these melons was not extensive in Hindustan.² Among other fruits we may note the growth of a variety of grapes, dates, pomegranates, plantains, Indian melons, peaches, apples, oranges, grape-fruit, figs, lemons, *karna*, *jhong*, *khirnee*, *jaman*, jack-fruits and numerous others.³ Cocoanuts were abundant on the coasts.