There were four distinct types of urban centres in medieval period. Give details.

Ans. The four distinct types of urban centres can be identified as:

• Administrative towns- Delhi, Agra, Lahore etc.
• Commercial and manufacturing towns- Daulatabad, Patna, Ahmedabad, Muziris etc.
• Pilgrim towns-Banaras, Kanchipuram, Mathura etc.
• Distinctive manufacturing technique or local commodity towns- Patan, Bayana, Khairabad, Sarkhej etc.