01184nam a2200181Ia 4500 20260814163758.0 250725s9999||||xx |||||||||||||| ||und|| 9780712801171 23 380.1070954 CHA Chandra, Moti Trade and trade routes in ancient India / Moti Chandra Delhi : Abhinav Publications, 1977. xx, 259 p.; 25 cm. Trade and Trade Routes in Ancient India is a comprehensive study of commercial activity and transportation networks in ancient India. Moti Chandra traces the development of land routes, caravan trade, river routes and maritime trade from the prehistoric and Vedic periods through the Mauryan, Kushana, Gupta and later periods. The book examines merchants, caravans, ports, ships, trade guilds and major commercial centres, and discusses India's commercial connections with Central Asia, Iran, the Roman Empire, China and Southeast Asia. It also uses evidence from Buddhist, Jain and Sanskrit literature, inscriptions, archaeology and foreign accounts. India -- Commerce -- History. Trade routes -- India -- History. RBK 65721 65721 0 0 ddc 0 0 SNUL SNUL 2025-07-25 Donated 0.00 1 380.1070954 CHA G5914 2026-10-03 17:31:44 2026-09-29 2025-07-25 RBK Prof. Romila Thapar's Collection