HISTORY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The first to establish trade contacts with the Roman empire were:
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Kushanas
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Sakas
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Indo Greeks
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Tamils
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Gaius Plinius Secundus (23–79 CE), generally known as Pliny the Elder, writing c. 77 CE, left probably the most important account of India and its trade with Rome that has survived in Classical literature.
Detailed explanation-2: -Portugal was the first country to establish trade relations with India. Hence, the correct option is (a)
Detailed explanation-3: -This is when the Egyptians and Indian kingdoms established trade relations. But it was really during the time of Augustus, the first emperor of the Roman empire that the Indo-Roman trade relations really picked up between 30 BC and the 1st century AD. Trade also happened via the land routes.
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