Question

Describe the important trade routes of the Mauryan period.

Answer 1

Answer:

Beyond the western ports, merchants went “out of sight of land” into the ocean and traded with Baveru (Babylon). Lastly, there was the great north-west over-land trade- route linking India with Central and Western Asia by way of Taxila and cities of the Gangetic Valley like Saketa, Savatthi, Benares, or Rajagaha (Vi.

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Answer 2

The Mauryan Empire controlled not only all the internal trade routes but most of the land and sea routes leading outside. The royal highway from the north- west to Pataliputra was considered an important one. It has continued to be so through the centuries, being popularly known as the Grand Trunk Road.