The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "d. Indian princes' inability to decide on a format of government." <span>This is the most difficult obstacle to overcome in the creation of an autonomous state after Indian independence was achieved</span>
It was to oppose German occupation
They sometimes grew food for the union army (while the plantation owners were away).
Mongols favored trade even before Ghenghis khan, they hunted/herded very few were weapon makers or potters/weavers, many items they needed to living had to be traded. As Ghenghis khan rose to he realized the Mongol army was gonna need many things for battles. To facilitate trade Ghenghis offered protection to merchants that came from east and west, offered higher status for merchants allowed by the Chinese or Persians who despised trade and traders.