A History of Agriculture in India v2.c79.s5.1

v2.c79.s5.1

On account of their usefulness as beasts of burden and their meagre food requirements, camels were in great demand for the Mughal army. Camels were bred in areas now in Rajasthan, Haryana and Sind. Abu-l-Fazl states, ‘Camels are numerous near Ajmer, Jodhpur, Nagor, Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Bhatinda, and Bhatnir; the best are bred in the Suba of Gujarat, near Kachh. But in Sind is the greatest abundance; many inhabitants own ten thousand camels and upwards. The swiftest camels are those of Ajmer, the best for burden are bred in *Thatha*.’ Their life-span is mentioned as about twenty-four years.