Oil was called from abroad even during the Mughal era.
There is a discussion of oil from America to India. The oil that is necessary for any country. Then whether it is its reserves to run the entire economy or to import from other countries for its need. India buys oil from Russia and it will continue to do so, the Government of India has made it clear. Trump’s threats proved to be ineffective. Its effect also showed and Trump’s tone changed. The practice of importing oil in India is not today. There has been a tradition of ordering oil from abroad during the Mughal era.
When the pages of history are reversed, it is known that in the era of Mughals, the practice of ordering oil from abroad was not the same as it is today. There was no tradition of ordering crude oil in the Sultanate, but oil was imported in other forms.
Where was the oil used during the Mughal era?
According to Irfan Habib’s book The Agrarian System of Mughal India, a large amount of mustard, castor, flaxseed and sesame oil were usually prepared in India during the Mughal era. It was easily available due to farming. They were used in many works including cooking, lighting lamps and massaging. After extracting mustard oil, the remaining parts were used as an animal diet.
The I-e-Akbari, which shows the history of Akbar’s era, is recorded that how much the Mughals were fond of fragrant oils and perfumes. Especially during Akbar’s era, it used to be a factory-e-Ansha, whose job was to make oil and perfume from rose, jasmine and sandalwood. This tradition continued for several generations of the Mughals.
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Where did the Mughals ask for oil?
Mughals used to get many types of oils in India, but olive oil and rose water, Persia (now Iran) and Arabia. If you look at the history, you will find how much the Mughals lived the life of Raii. Not only oil, but also for alcohol, Iran and other countries of Central Asia used to be their first choice. Despite the alcohol forbidden in Islam, there was no shortage of alcohol enthusiasts in the Mughals.
Babur and Jahangir are counted among the biggest amateurs of liquor. At the same time, Aurangzeb was strict about this, but alcohol addiction was very common in the later generation. Jahangir is called the most of opium. Opium also depended on Mughal Central Asia and Iran at that time.
How much stock did the Mughals ask for oil?
Even today, when there is talk of import-export of oil, Iran is definitely mentioned. Iran is among the top-3 countries in the world which have the largest reserve of oil. Venezuela at the first place, Saudi Arabia on the second and Iran on the third. The report of the World Population Review says, Iran has a total of 2,08,600 million barrels of oil.
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