INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Taxila was the gateway of India.

Detailed explanation-2: -The exact location of Muziris is still not known to historians and archaeologists, but it is generally thought to be at Pattanam, an archaeological site north of Cochin in Kerala, on the banks of River Periyar.

Detailed explanation-3: -Calicut Port Along with Muziris, Calicut, also known as Kozhikode, was also one of the busiest ports and trading centres in the extreme southern region of the continent.

Detailed explanation-4: -The story of Muziris starts from early 3000 BC when Babylonians, Assyrians and Egyptians came to the Malabar Coast in search for the spices. Later these Middle-East groups were joined by Arabs and Phoenicians. And gradually Muziris in Kodungallur entered into the cartography of World trade map.