India and the future . From Stereo Copyright by] [Underwood & Underwood. The Jumma Musjid. Delhi. [To face f. 144,. THE INDIAN OPPOSITION ryot ? The theory of the drain is relevant to a dis-cussion of the general riches of the country : scarcely, if atall, to the question of the well-being of the peasant class. Observe, too, that throughout the Mogul period, thoughsome parts of India enjoyed a fair measure of exemptionfrom actual war, there was never any approach to theuniversal pacification of to-day. The Moguls were oftenfighting among themselves, and almost always eithertrying to extend the
India and the future . From Stereo Copyright by] [Underwood & Underwood. The Jumma Musjid. Delhi. [To face f. 144,. THE INDIAN OPPOSITION ryot ? The theory of the drain is relevant to a dis-cussion of the general riches of the country : scarcely, if atall, to the question of the well-being of the peasant class. Observe, too, that throughout the Mogul period, thoughsome parts of India enjoyed a fair measure of exemptionfrom actual war, there was never any approach to theuniversal pacification of to-day. The Moguls were oftenfighting among themselves, and almost always eithertrying to extend their territory or to crush rebellious was no efficient system of police, and life and propertywere everywhere insecure. William Hawkins, who visitedDelhi in the early years of Jahangirs reign, writes : TheGreat Mogul is severe enough, but all helpeth not, for hispoore Riots or Clownes complaine of Injustice done them,and cry for Justice at the Kings hands. ... At firstcoming to the Crowne, he was more severe than now heis, which is the cause that the country is so full of outlawesand theeves, that
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