Mughal Administration c5.s4.1

c5.s4.1

Fourthly, in Mughal India the State was the largest manufacturer, or rather the only manufacturer on a large scale in respect of several commodities. The modern practice of Government buying ready-made goods in the open market, or giving orders for large quantities to contractors, would not have answered in those days of cottage industries, when production on a large scale by private capitalists with a view to sale was unknown. The State was, therefore, forced to manufacture the commodities it needed.