Q. Describe the importance of masulipatnam as a trading centre in the medieval period?
1. The town become a centre of international trade and commerce for the Dutch the English and the French .
2. The Dutch had established a factory at Masulipatnam after receiving a Farman from the qutubshahi rulers .
3.The English East India company had set up its first trading post here in 1611 CE . However,during the Carnatic wars ,they lost the port city temporarily to the French
4 . Masulipatnam traded with countries such as Indonesia ,Thailand and malasiya .
5. The articles of trade comprised cloth known as chintz in Europe ,muslin and diamonds .
6.Under the Mughals ,tabacoo and dyed cotton textiles were transported from Masulipatnam to Bengal , the large amounts of indigo were transported from Bengal to Masulipatnam .
2. The Dutch had established a factory at Masulipatnam after receiving a Farman from the qutubshahi rulers .
3.The English East India company had set up its first trading post here in 1611 CE . However,during the Carnatic wars ,they lost the port city temporarily to the French
4 . Masulipatnam traded with countries such as Indonesia ,Thailand and malasiya .
5. The articles of trade comprised cloth known as chintz in Europe ,muslin and diamonds .
6.Under the Mughals ,tabacoo and dyed cotton textiles were transported from Masulipatnam to Bengal , the large amounts of indigo were transported from Bengal to Masulipatnam .