India of 320 B.C. to 300 A.D. — HISTORY STD 11 Arts — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ArtsHISTORYIndia of 320 B.C. to 300 A.D.3 Marks
Question
Explain India's trade with Rome.
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Answer
After the fall of the Mauryan Empire, good progress was made in the field of trade and commerce during the Kushan period.
Hipples, a Greek seafarer, discovered the season, which led to extensive sea voyages.
Bhruguchchh, Sopara, Kalyan, and Mujiris were important ports at this time. Hipples visited these ports. Trade took place from these ports to Rome.
The ports of Tamralipti in Bengal and Arikamedu in Tamil Nadu traded with Southeast Asian countries.
With the development of the Roman Empire, there was a great deal of trade between Rome and India by land and sea.
An anonymous author describes the important trade between India and Rome in his book "Periplus of the Erythrian Sea".
Pepper, spices, ivory, rattan muslin, cloth, diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, pearls, sandalwood, etc. were exported from India to Rome. The Romans called pepper "Yavanapriya".
Gold and silver were imported from Rome.
Large quantities of Roman gold coins have been found in South India.
Roman historians write that "gold flowed from Rome to India."
The finest grape wine was imported from Rome. Roman wine bowls and Roman inscriptions have been found in Arikamedu.
Tin, glass and coral were imported from Rome to India.
Many handicrafts developed in India due to the development of excellent trade.
"Milindpanho" contains information on $750$ such handicrafts, of which 60 were sculptures.
Nests were made in Ujjain.
The cotton and silk textile industries flourished in Mathura and Bengal.
The textile dyeing industry flourished in South India.
Thus, the artisans were financially happy
The community of merchants was called "Shree" and its leader was called "Shrestha".
International trade through Vanzar. Calling the trade done by Vanzar "Sarth".
The head of his organization was called "Sarthavahak".
The community of artisans was called "Sangh" and its head was called "Jyeshtha".
The "categories" of merchants acted like banks.
She was in the business of interest discounting and lending.
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