Question

3. Discuss the significance of Masulipatnam as a port town.
4. In what ways was craft production in cities like Calcutta different from that in cities like Thanjavur?
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Answer:

3.The literal meaning of Masulipatnam is fish port town. It was a centre of intense activity in the 17th century. Since it soon became the most important port of Andhra Pradesh, both the Dutch and the English East India Companies attempted to control it. The fort of Masulipatnam was built by the Dutch.

4.Craft production in cities like Calcutta was formally organized and planned by the European companies. In Thanjavur, the crafts persons were independent. Crafts persons in Calcutta were not free to sell their own crafts and textiles whereas in Thanjavur, the crafts persons were free to sell their products.