Question

Explain any four major trade center in ancient india

Answer 1

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⁂ Explain any four major trade center in ancient india.

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• Pataliputra, Taxila, Indraprastha, Mathura, Varanasi, Mithila, Ujjain, Surat, Kanchi, Madura, Broach, Kaveripatta, Tamralipti were the leading trade centres in ancient India.

Answer 2

1. Pataliputra: Known as Patna today. It was not only a commercial town, but also a major

centre for export of stone

2. Peshawar: It was an important exporting centre for wool and for the import of horses.

It had a huge share in commercial transactions between India, China and Rome in the

first century A.D.

3. Taxila: It served as a major centre on the important land route between India and Central

Asia. It was also a city of financial and commercial banks. The city occupied an

important place as a Buddhist centre of learning. The famous Taxila University

flourished here.

4. Indraprastha: It was the commercial junction on the royal road where most routes

leading to the east, west, south and north converged.

5. Mathura: It was an emporium of trade and people here subsisted on commerce. Many

routes from South India touched Mathura and Broach.