Foreign Trade and Commerce in Ancient India

Foreign trade and commerce in ancient India is one of the fascinating branches of economic study. The beginning of Indian mercantile system goes back to a very remote past. There is not yet a single comprehensive book written by any scholar on the history of foreign trade and commerce in ancient India.

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Publisher	Abhinav Publications
ISBN	9788170170532
Publishing Date	05-Apr-2012
Language	English
Territorial Rights	Worldwide

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FOREWORD

PREFACE

ABBREVIATIONS

Chapter I— GEO-ECONOMIC FEATURES OF INDIA
Himalaya Region, 3; The Indo-Gangetic.Plain, 3; Central Uplands, 4; The Plateau of Deccan, 4; The Eastern and Western Ghats, 5; Oceans, 6

Chapter II—ORIGIN OF FOREIGN TRADE AND COMMERCE

Chapter III—HISTORICAL AND COMMERCIAL RELATIONS OF
INDIA WITH THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 32-67
Middle East, 37; Mesopotamia, 38; Persia, 44; Phoenicia, 45;
Egypt, 51; Asia Minor, 57; Crete, 59; Greece, 60; Rome, 64; China, 66

Chapter IV— IMPORTANT CITIES, TRADE CENTRES AND PORTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE INDIA
Pātaliputra (modern Patna), 70; Puskalāvati, 71; Taxila, 72; Sākala, 73; Indraprastha, 73; Mathura, 74; Kauśāmbi, 74; Vārāṇasi, 74; Campā, 75; Soreyya, 76; Veraṁjā, 76; Kāmpilla, 76; Sāketa, 76; Vaiśāli, 77; Mithilā, 77; Śrāvasti, 77; Ahicchatra, 77; Indraprastha, 77; Vidisā, 77; Ujjaini, 78; Mahismati, 78; Pratishṭhāna, 79; Tagara, 79; Kalyan, 79; Champavati, 79; Aurannaboas or Tyrannaboas, 79; Dhannakata, 80; Kānchi, 80; Madura, 80; Kañcanapura, 81; Bar- baricum, 81; Patala, 81; Bharukaccha, 81; Suppārā, 82; Byzantíum, 82; Naura, 82; Tyndis, 82; Muzìrìs, 82; Balìta, 83; Korkoì, 83; Kolkai, 83; Puhar, 83; Poduca, 84; Sopatma, 84; Kantakasela, 85; Dantapura, 85; Caritrapura, 85; Tāmralipta, 86; Persepolis, 86; Susa, 86; Ecbatana, 87; Assur, 87; Babylon, 87; Ur, 88; Nippur, 88; Eridu, 88; Uruk, 88; Aden, 89; Tyre, 89; Sidon, 89; Memphis, 90; Luxor, 91; Karnak, 91; Thebes, 91; Mediterranean Sea, 91; Knossos, 92; Carthage, 92; Cyprus, 93; Rhodes, 94; Lydia, 95; Miletus, 95; Megara, 95; Sardes, 96; Athens, 97; Argos, 97; Corinth, 97; Pella, 97; Tarentum (modern Tarento), 98; Sparta, 98; Canton, 98; Ping-Yang, 98; Kwi-Yang, 98; Kwi-Te, 99

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