Did you know India comprised upwards of 500 principalities?
not that, region controlled close 20% of world's economy in pre-industrial era.westerners wore india clothing(globalization not new ;)) , used indian spices(pepper , other black gold condiments)..this meant unemployment 0% father passed job onto son, women wore gold-regardless of social status, there social mobility(against popular perception) , no body starved.
matter of fact first famine in india in thecolonial era.this because in pre-colonial india(the principalities) had low non-existent state taxes, peasents did'nt pay away large portion of crops taxes.it golden era barring filthy wars waged sultans , decadent remenants of mughals.even drawn end,esp in deccan, chatrapathi shivaji of maratha confederacy.
not internal strife or riots either, unlike europe again full of peasent revolts , upheavels(french revolution,peasent problem in sicily etc).contrary popular perception, indians social status recieved formal education.there village(shimoga) in karnataka milkmen speak sanskrit.a testimony fact.
golden age in respects.
not that, region controlled close 20% of world's economy in pre-industrial era.westerners wore india clothing(globalization not new ;)) , used indian spices(pepper , other black gold condiments)..this meant unemployment 0% father passed job onto son, women...
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