Title: Hoofprint of Empire: An Environmental History of Fodder in Mughal India (1650–1850)
Abstract:The Mughal Empire did not feed itself only on its agrarian surpluses. While extraction from its vast agrarian hinterland was a crucial source of revenue, realizing those surpluses was critically depen...The Mughal Empire did not feed itself only on its agrarian surpluses. While extraction from its vast agrarian hinterland was a crucial source of revenue, realizing those surpluses was critically dependent on the Mughal horse-borne cavalry, which comprised its main fighting arm and was a defining feature of its military strength. However, supporting this equine-based resource depended on enabling a constant and voluminous supply of fodder. The Mughal Empire, in other words, sought to sustain an ecological hoofprint, so to speak, that involved the cultivation and systematic transport of a range of nutritious grasses.Read More
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Date: 2016-08-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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