Society during Mughal Period

Society during Mughal Period

Society during the Mughal Period

The society during the Mughal period was organized on a feudal basis. The king was at the top of the society and below him were a number of Mansabdars who held high offices in the state. There was no honour outside imperial service, hence every talented person aspired to get into it. The court was the center of wealth and culture but there prevailed misery in the country away from the government headquarters. The Mughal nobles were very rich and extravagant. They maintained large establishments. They had to make presents to the court which impoverished them. Drinking liquor was a common evil among them. All the Mughal Emperors except Aurangzeb indulged in liquor. They maintained large harems containing hundreds or even thousands of women. They were fond of music and maintained a large number of dancing girls. The nobles tried to follow in the footsteps of their patrons. They had a fine taste for architecture. Some of them encouraged learning.

The middle class people did not live a life of pomp and show because they could not afford it. Generally these people were businessmen or officers of the court. Their standard of living was not very bad. But the life of the lower classes was hard. Their clothing was scanty. However, there was no shortage of food under normal circumstances. Among the Hindus, Sati system and child marriage prevailed. In the time of Akbar, the condition of the Hindus was quite good.

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