Characteristics of Mughal towns
i. Agra, Delhi and Lahore were important centres of imperial administration and control.
ii. Mansabdars and jagirdars who were assigned territories in different parts of the empire usually maintained houses in these cities.
iii. wide variety of services had to be provided
iv. Artisans produced exclusive handicrafts for the households of nobles. Grain from the countryside was brought into urban markets for the town dwellers and the army.
v. The treasury was also located in the imperial capital.
vi. Thus the revenues of the kingdom flowed into the capital regularly.
vii. The emperor lived in a fortified palace and the town was enclosed by a wall, with entry and exit being regulated by different gates.
viii. Within these towns were gardens, mosques, temples, tombs, colleges, bazaars and caravanserais.
ix. The focus of the town was oriented towards the palace and the principal mosque
