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Evaluate the conditions of industries in India from 1200-1500 CE.

  • UPSC 2013
  • Society, Culture and Economy in the 13th and 14th Centuries

The establishment of the Delhi Sultanate did not create Indian craft production from nothing — India already possessed sophisticated textile, metal and building traditions.

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  • The Twin Engines of Urban Craft Expansion
  • Organization of Production: Domestic Labour, Putting-Out and the Karkhana
  • Textiles: The Leading Industry
  • Building, Metallurgy and Other Crafts
  • Military and Allied Technology Transfers
  • Reading the "Urban Revolution" Thesis Critically

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