The issue of census is hot in india at this time. The central government has announced that caste census will be conducted in the country. After this, there is also a discussion whether the column of caste will be added in the census or there will be a column for sub-caste or gotra. During the census, along with religion, the column of caste will also be added and it will be for everyone. The castes of Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians will be written in it. But do you know that a census was conducted in the country before independence i.e. during the time of the Mughals. Let us know who got it done.
Who got the census done during the Mughal period
If the news is to be believed, Mughal emperor Akbar had conducted the census in his time. Although no specific procedure was fixed for the census at that time. But still Akbar had ordered to collect data from the census. He collected detailed data of the population and this data was recorded in Ain-e-Akbari. Censuses were conducted during the Mughal period for administrative reasons. Their purpose was tax collection and allocation of resources. During Akbar's rule, Ain-i-Akbari used to compile many issues related to industry, population and wealth and it had comprehensive data.
How many Hindus and Muslims were there at that time?
If we talk about Hindus and Muslims during the Mughal period, then the number of Hindus was much higher than that of Muslims during that time. When the Mughal Empire was established in the 15th century, the population ratio of Hindus used to be more than 80%. Whereas Muslims were less than 20% during that period. Under pressure from the Mughals, some people adopted Islam, but still Hindus remained in majority and hinduism remained the largest religion.
The number of Mughals increased later
Around the 15th century, the number of Hindus in the Mughal Empire used to be around 20 to 25 percent. But during this time the number of Muslims increased. It had reached around 25 percent by the 18th century. During that time some rulers showed respect towards Hindus while some discriminated against them.
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