Socio-Economic Life of Mughal Nobles: A Stimulus to Trade & Commerce

Abstract

This paper is an effort to study about the socio-economic life Mughal Nobles which gave encouragement to the trade and commerce. Mughal Nobility comprised the ruling class of the Mughal Empire. They were paid lavishly through grant of Jagir because of which they led a life full of luxury and extravagant. They spent lot of money on food item which include very rare fruits and wine mostly imported from other countries. In the same way, they spent large money on their wardrobe and paid much attention to different types of stuff and imported different kind of fabrics from other countries. As it was customary among the Mughal Nobles to offer presents to the Emperor on different occasions as a mark of loyalty. The things they offered to Emperor were mostly of high value and unique in appearance. So, in order to make offering to the Emperor, nobles spent large sums for procurement of rare articles. All these activities of the Nobles gave a strong stimulus to the growth of trade and commerce in Mughal India.