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Through the Eyes of Travellers Perceptions of Society — History STD 12 Humanities — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 HumanitiesHistoryThrough the Eyes of Travellers Perceptions of Society3 Marks
Question
Examine why Bernier described the Mughal towns as the ‘Camp Towns’.
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Answer

Camp Towns:
  1. Bernier described Mughal cities as “camp towns”.
  2. He meant towns that owed their existence on the imperial camps.
  3. These towns depended for their survival on imperial camps.
  4. He believed that these came into existence when the imperial court moved in and rapidly declined when it moved out.
  5. He suggested that they did not have viable social and economic foundations but were dependent on imperial patronage.
Conclusion:
  1. Bernier was drawing an oversimplified picture.
  2. There were all kinds of towns: manufacturing towns, trading towns, port-towns, sacred centres, pilgrimage towns, etc.
  3. Their existence is an index of the prosperity of merchant communities and professional classes.

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