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Some new crafts production were introduced by the Turks. Comment.

  • UPSC 2020
  • Society, Culture and Economy in the 13th and 14th Centuries

The claim is broadly defensible, but only if handled with precision about what "introduced" actually means.

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  • Agricultural Technology: The Saqiya
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