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Discuss the picture of urban centres that emerges from Bernier's account.

Answer» <html><body><p></p>Solution :(i) During the 17th century nearly 15% of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/population-1159440" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about POPULATION">POPULATION</a> was living in town. This was <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/average-13416" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about AVERAGE">AVERAGE</a> proportion of urban population of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/western-1451931" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WESTERN">WESTERN</a> Europe. Bernier described Mughal cities as camp towns <br/> (ii) He meant those towns which depended upon the imperial court and declined with the imperial court. <br/> (iii) There were all kinds of towns- manufacturing, trading, port, sacred and pilgrimage towns. Their existence is indicative of prosperity of merchant communities and professional classes. <br/> (iv) The trading groups of merchant community were known as Mahajans in the western India. Their chief were known as Sheth. Chief of the merchant community was called Nagarsheth. <br/> (v) There were many urban groups included-professional classes such as physicians (<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/hakim-481574" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HAKIM">HAKIM</a>), teachers (mullahs and pandits), lawyers (wakil), painters, artists, musicians etc. Not all depended on imperial patronage. Many made their living by serving other patrons, while others served as ordinary people in bazaars. <br/> He conceded that great quantities of the world.s costly metals flowed into India, as manufactures were exported in exchange of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/gold-1008823" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GOLD">GOLD</a> and silver. He also mentioned that the existence of the prosperous merchant community that was engaged in long distance tradings.</body></html>


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