Why did travellers who came to …

(i) Medieval society was a society of “great inequalities.” This was reflected in the Muslim society even more than in the Hindu, the latter being predominantly rural where inequalities were less marked.

(ii) In towns the Muslim nobility led a life of great ostentation. Some of the wealthy merchants, Hindu and Muslim, also led lives of ostentation. The great mass of people, in towns as well as in the countryside, lived a simple life, and often had to face many hardships. It was however, not a life without joy, as numerous festivals, fairs etc. relieved to some extent, the monotony of their lives.

(iii) Level of income of the people belonging to different sections, classes and castes of the society was having surprising disparities and inequalities.

(iv) The use of food stuff, vegetables, fruits, milk, ghee, good quality garments, ornaments, households, furniture, means of transport etc was definitely indicated that there was great ineqnalities in medieval society of India.