© 2019. Aasim Khwaja. This is a research/review paper, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution- Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Global Journal of HUMAN-SOCIAL SCIENCE: H Interdisciplinary Volume 19 Issue 9 Version 1.0 Year 2019 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-460x & Print ISSN: 0975-587X Mughals and the Rhythms of Overland Trade By Aasim Khwaja Jawaharlal Nehru University Abstract- The arrival of the European shipping in the Indian Ocean region is marked out as a momentous development that signalled the intensification of maritime trade at the expense of the overland trade. Against this context, the present paper, by focussing on the Mughal involvement in the overland trade, makes a case about looking at the two channels of trade delivery as mutually reinforcing that worked in tandem and secured best outcomes for all the concerned stakeholders. Keywords: mughal, overland, trade, caravans. GJHSS-H Classification: FOR Code: 349901p MughalsandtheRhythmsofOverlandTrade Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: