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From Akbar to Aurangzeb a Study in Indian Economic History

1923

In the region of commerce it is marked by the practical elimination of the Portuguese the establishment of Dutch and English merchants in the country and the first experimental phases of the necomers' activities ; while in the wider economic sphere it covers the most significant stages in the deterioration of Ak bar's administrative institutions. [...] On the east the effective rule of the Moguls stopped short at or near the estuary of the Meghna and portions of eastern Bengal were ruled by the king of Arakan until the year 1666 when Chittagong was captured and with the intervening country brought under the administration of the Empire. [...] Mozambique on the eastern coast of Africa served as a halting-place for the annual fleets from Europe and also as a trading centre ; Diu and Daman watched the Gulf of Cambay the most important of the various outlets of Indian trade ; Cochin was the chief port for the pepper of Malabar which formed the largest single item of the cargoes sent to Europe ; and in the same way Colombo controlled the [...] The voyage to the islands was well within the power of the local vessels large numbers of which sailed every season to gather up whatever spices they could procure ; the king actively supported the trade ; and some of the Portuguese who were driven from the islands settled under his protection 1 The factory at Bantam was closed in 1683 when the Dutch became masters of the town but the establis [...] The Moguls having themselves no strength on the water had come to regard the Portuguese naval forces as invincible and the successful defence of the English against a greatly superior fleet in actions some of which were witnessed from the land probably suggested the idea of playing off one nation against the other and thus loosening the Portuguese grip on the commerce of the country.
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Pages
346
Published in
United Kingdom
SARF Document ID
sarf.146866
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-xiv W. H. Moreland view
Chapter I The Asiatic Environment
1-29 W. H. Moreland view
Chapter II The Development of Dutch and English Commerce in India
30-51 W. H. Moreland view
Chapter III Changes in the Foreign Commerce of India
52-90 W. H. Moreland view
Chapter IV The Establishment of New Markets in Western Europe
91-144 W. H. Moreland view
Chapter V The Course of Indian Markets
145-187 W. H. Moreland view
Chapter VI Production and Consumption
188-204 W. H. Moreland view
Chapter VII The Economic Results of Famine
205-219 W. H. Moreland view
Chapter VIII The Economic Influence of the Administration
220-267 W. H. Moreland view
Chapter IX The System of Taxation
268-274 W. H. Moreland view
Appendices
307-350 W. H. Moreland view
Index
351-364 W. H. Moreland view

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