A History of Agriculture in India v2.c66.s2: Contribution to Agriculture and Condition of Peasants
A History of Agriculture in India v2.c66.s2
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Contribution to Agriculture and Condition of Peasants
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Meadows Taylor states, ‘The Bahmanis constructed irrigation works in the eastern provinces, which incidentally did good to the peasantry while primarily securing the crown revenue.’ Vincent Smith points out that those items to their credit weigh lightly against the wholesale devastation wrought by their wars, massacres, and burnings.¹ Their rule was harsh and showed little regard for the welfare of Hindu peasants, who were seldom allowed to retain the fruits of their labour much more than would suffice to keep body and soul together.
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¹ Smith, V. A., *The Oxford History of India*, p. 288
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[Figure: INDIA
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BABUR'S KINGDOM OF KABUL KASHMIR PUNJAB (DAULAT KHAN LODI) SULTANATE OF DELHI (IBRAHIM LODI) R. Chenab R. Ravi R. Sutlej Panipat Delhi Agra R. Ganges R. Jumna R. Brahmaputra R. Brahmaputra BIHAR BENGAL BUNDELKHAND GONDWANA R. Mahanadi MALWA R. Narvada KHANDESH GUJARAT ARGHUN KINGDOM OF SIND BERAR AHMADNAGAR R. Godavari GOLCONDA R. Krishna BIJAPUR Goa (Portugues) VIJAYANAGAR R. Kaveri Cannanore Calicut Cochin THE LODI KINGDOM ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS (INDIA) LAKSHADWEEP (INDIA) INDIA IN 1525]
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FIG. 17. India in 1525. The Lodi Empire embraced the Indo-Gangetic plain. In the south was the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar. The Deccan was ruled by five Sultans. Bengal, Malwa, Gujarat and Kashmir were independent Sultanates.