Agricultural History of India
UPSC Archival Analysis
Exam Year
2011
Evidence Source
UPSC Level
ID: HIS_MED_2011_66 Ref: Standard Educational Reference
During the 13th and 14th Centuries AD the Indian peasants did not cultivate:
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Maize was not cultivated in 13th-14th century India; it was introduced later by the Portuguese from the Americas. Peasants then primarily grew wheat, rice, and barley.