Question

Write in brief about the network of small towns that emerged during eighth century.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Small towns

These probably emerged from large villages. They usually had a mandapika (or mandi of later times) to which nearby villagers brought their produce to sell. ... Usually a samanta or, in later times, a zamindar built a fortified palace in or near these towns.New traders and towns emerged mainly in the 16th and the 17th century when the British, Dutch and French companies began to expand trade in the East. The British captured sea trade, commerce and political power and Indians became their agents. Bombay, Calcutta and Madras became the prime centres of trade.