The Mughal Empire and Ming China enter the comparison as land powers whose navies held a secondary or tertiary place in military planning. Mughal consolidation in India depended chiefly on land campaigns, directing resources toward armies and their support. Sustaining large armies required logistical infrastructure that European states did not develop in the same form until they needed it. Differences in military development are explained through the forces and campaigns each state had to sustain.
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Mughal army logistics and different military priorities
Large land campaigns demanded logistical infrastructure that developed around the needs of the Mughal Empire.