Question

Explain the trading system during the Gupta period.
Or
The Gupta period had a flourishing trading system. Explain in detail.

Answer 1

Answer:

There were two types of merchants in the Gupta period namely Sresthi and Sarthavaha. Luxury goods were the principal articles of long distance trade. The internal trade used to be carried onby roads and rivers. Foreign trade was used to be carried on by sea and land.