8th Class Social Science Expansion Company and Bengal Nawabs Question Bank Colonialism and Urban Change - Long answer Type Question

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    Why was there de-urbanisation in India?

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    Flourishing centres of the textile industry declined because there was a demand for cheap British made goods. New ports like Bombay became important and Masulipamam, an old port declined. Similarly, the capital cities of the rulers whose kingdoms were annexed by the British, declined. Thus, there was widespread de urbanization in India.


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