The history of Indic seafaring in the Indian Ocean finds a prominent place in this book pointing out the braided histories of overland and maritime networks in the subcontinent. A major feature of this work is the conspicuous thrust on and attention to the sea-borne commerce in the subcontinent. That staple items had salience in the sea-borne trade of early India figures prominently in this book which points out that commercial exchanges touched the everyday life of a variety of people. The book questions the stereotypical narrative of early Indian trade as exchanges in small quantity, exotic, portable luxury items and strongly argues for the significance of trade in relatively inexpensive bulk commodities - including agrarian/floral products - at local and regional levels and also in long distance trade. ad 1300) in the overall agrarian material milieu of the subcontinent. Highlighting diverse types of market places and merchants, this book situates the commercial scenario of early India (up to c.
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