Mughals had basic understanding of astronomy. Not on the scale of renaissance europe but still they were aware of the concept of astronomy. Mughals also had knowledge on alchemy.
It is a myth that Mughals did not have a navy. They had one, they did not however have commanders like Nelson.
Key industries included shipbuilding (the Indian shipbuilding industry was as advanced as the European, and Indians sold ships to European firms), textiles, and steel. The Mughals maintained a small fleet, which merely carried pilgrims to Mecca, imported a few Arab horses in
Surat.
Debal in
Sindh was mostly autonomous. The Mughals also maintained various river fleets of
Dhows, which transported soldiers over rivers and fought rebels. Among its admirals were
Yahya Saleh,
Munnawar Khan, and
Muhammad Saleh Kamboh. The Mughals also protected the
Siddis of
Janjira. Its sailors were renowned and often voyaged to China and the East African Swahili Coast, together with some Mughal subjects carrying out private-sector trade.
The Mughals were also the first in India to use rockets in warfare.
In the year 1657, the
Mughal Army used rockets during the
Siege of Bidar.
[61] Prince Aurangzeb's forces discharged rockets and grenades while scaling the walls. Sidi Marjan was mortally wounded when a rocket struck his large gunpowder depot, and after twenty-seven days of hard fighting Bidar was captured by the victorious Mughals.
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