Q 6 Why was the Cambay of Gujarat famous in the medieval period?
In the medieval period, the Cambay of Gujarat, along with Surat was famous for:
- Textiles with gold lace borders (zari) which had a market in West Asia, Africa and Europe.
- Availability of markets that had several retail and wholesale shops selling cotton textiles.
- It was also famous of its world class rest-houses that took take care of the needs of people from all over the world who came to the city.
- The magnificent buildings and innumerable pleasure parks.