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Describe the development of medieval towns in India during the Mughal period.

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Describe the development of modern towns in India during the British period.


The development of medieval towns in India during the Mughal period-

• About 100 of existing towns have their roots in the medieval period.


• Most of them developed as headquarters and kingdoms.


• There were fort towns also.


• Important towns- Delhi, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Agra, and Nagpur.


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The development of modern towns in India during the British period.


• British and the other European have developed many towns in India.


• Trading ports: Surat, Daman, Goa, Pondicherry,


• Principal towns of Britishers- Mumbai, Chennai, Calcutta


• They developed Hilltowns as summer resorts.


• New civil administration and military areas town based on modern industries.


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Study the given map carefully and answer the questions that follow:


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