HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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the Kushan Dynasty.
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the Vedic Empire.
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the Mauryan Dynasty.
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the Harrapan cities.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Kushan Empire was at the center of trade relations between the Roman Empire and China: according to Alain Daniélou, “for a time, the Kushana Empire was the centerpoint of the major civilizations".
Detailed explanation-2: -The Ptolemaic dynasty had developed trade with Indian kingdoms using the Red Sea ports. With the establishment of Roman Egypt, the Romans took over and further developed the already existing trade using these ports.
Detailed explanation-3: -Trade, commerce and art and crafts flourished under the patronage of Kushana Kings. The principal articles of commerce were precious stones, cotton and Silk cloth, timber, aromatics, herbs cereals, sugar and spices among the export, and gold, silver, copper, tin, glass and wine among the imports.
Detailed explanation-4: -Due to the region’s strategic status as an international centre for trade, Romans acquired products from the Coromandel Coast – such as horses, pearls, or spices – and from different parts of South Indian subcontinent, Ceylon and South East Asia.