Morphology of a medieval town

MHI-05: HISTORY OF INDIAN ECONOMY

Course Code: MHI-05

Assignment Code: MHI-05/AST/TMA/2016-17

Total Marks: 100

Q:- iv) Morphology of a medieval town.

Medieval cities are generally seen as ‘parasitic’ depending largely on countryside, extracting large surplus to its own advantage while hardly giving back anything in return. Yet vibrant commercial activities provided a town a distinct character.

K.M. Ashraf has stressed upon the changing morphology of towns during the Turkish period. According to him the character of towns gradually started changing. To the old, pre-Turkish towns new features were added – mosques, tombs, domes, etc. K.N. Chaudhuri has also emphasised that ‘the architectural expression of Islam in India were typically centred on the mosque adjoining markets, the great public square and the palace.’ He argues that, Islamic character of the North Indian towns cannot be questioned. In the south and in parts of western India the Hindu influence and ideas were, of course, still strong.’ European travellers frequently refer to lofty gates, walls, mosques, gardens and hammams as characteristics of a ‘Moorish’ town.

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