Karkhana is a historical term used in South Asian contexts — particularly in Mughal and British colonial India — for a workshop, manufactory, or factory. In the Mughal era, imperial karkhanas produced everything from textiles to weapons to luxury goods for the court. The word persists in historical scholarship and in some South Asian languages as a general term for a workshop or production facility. It's a window into the organized craft and industrial production of pre-modern South Asia.
The historian described the royal karkhana as an early form of state-sponsored manufacturing that employed hundreds of skilled craftsmen.
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(India, historical) A factory.
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