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1. why were British manufacturers anxious about Indian textiles?
2. how did the weavers get affected by the decline of Indian textiles?
3. what happened to the weavers and spinners who lost their livelihood?
4. what were the speciality of the sword of Tipu Sultan?
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1.The wool and silk producers in England protested against the import of Indian textiles in the early eighteenth century because they were worried by the popularity of Indian textiles. In 1720, the British Government enacted a legislation banning the use of printed cotton textiles chintz in England.
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Cotton and silk textiles had a huge market in Europe. Indian textiles were by far the most popular, both for their fine quality and exquisite craftsmanship. Different varieties of Indian textiles were sold in the Western markets; for example, chintz, cossaes or khassa, bandanna and jamdani. From the 1680s, there started a craze for printed Indian cotton textiles in England and Europe, mainly for their exquisite floral designs, fine texture and relative cheapness.