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Towns, Traders And Craftspersons — Social Studies STD 7 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 7Social StudiesTowns, Traders And Craftspersons1 Mark
Question
Describe Surat as a gateway to the West.
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Answer

Surat – A Gateway to the West:
  • Surat in Gujarat was the emporium of western trade.
  • Surat was the gateway for trade with West Asia via the Gulf of Ormuz.
  • Surat is also called the gate to Mecca because many pilgrim ships set sail from here.
  • The city was cosmopolitan.
  • People of all castes and creeds lived there.
  • In the seventeenth century the Portuguese, Dutch and English had their factories and warehouses at Surat.
  • There were also several retail and wholesale shops selling cotton textiles.
  • The textiles of Surat were famous for their gold lace borders (zari).
  • They had a market in West Asia, Africa and Europe.
  • The state built numerous rest-houses to take care of the needs of people from all over the world.
  • There were magnificent buildings and innumerable pleasure parks.
  • The Kathiawad seths or mahajans (moneychangers) had huge banking houses at Surat.
  • Surat hundis were honoured in the far-off markets of Cairo in Egypt, Basra in Iraq and Antwerp in Belgium.

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