History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET June 2020 History
The Mughal emperors wanted to control the nomadic pastoral tribes of Sind because:
AThey wanted to proselytize them to Islam
BThey wanted to bring them under the influence of the Suhrawardi Sufi silsilah
CThey wanted to make them sedentary to enhance the imperial income ✓ Correct
DThey wanted to acquire their huge livestock for their use
Correct answer: (C) They wanted to make them sedentary to enhance the imperial income — They wanted to make them sedentary to enhance income, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★They wanted to make them sedentary to enhance income, so that is the answer.
★Nomadic pastoral tribes earned their livelihood from grazing and forest-based materials.
★They travelled from one region to another in search of pasture.
★This made them difficult to regulate and tax.
★So the Mughals wanted to make them sedentary for revenue purposes.
★This would bring them under settled cultivation and enhance the imperial income.
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