Trade Revolution

2020-04-27 12:35:

Trade

volume of production was higher than the local consumption. Large amounts of this surplus production were used for trading purpose
another significant feature was the entry of few prominent European countries in the trading arena
Local and Regional Trade : land revenue was realized in cash. surplus was sold in the village itself. Most of the purchase was made by Banjaras. Tavernier mentions rice, flour, butter, milk, sugar etc.
- There were sarrafs or money changers in big villages. Hat and Penth were markets where people could exchange or buy things.
- These local trading centres were linked to bigger commercial centres in a region.
$ J. Linschoten mentions about Goa streets full of shops selling all kinds of silks, velvet, satin etc. They had large no of sarais.
Inter-Regional Trade : largescale inter-regional trade was phenomenally high in volume, main commodities of largescale inter-regional trade were foodgrains and various sorts of textiles.
- important trading centres of Bengal were Hugli, Dacca, Murshidabad, Malda, Satgaon, Tanda, Hijili, Sripur, and Sonargaon. Here textiles from Bihar, Silk from Gujarat, Saffron from Kashmir was sold and traded.
- In the west, Ahmedabad and Surat, the biggest commercial centres . Pepper and Spices from Malabar coast and Indigo from Gujarat were special objects sold.
- In Agra Paper from Shazadpur, Saffron, wood, woolen cloth from Kashmir, Indigo from bayana and marble from Rajasthan were sold.
Coastal Trade : Piracy on the western coast was rampant thus convoys were used to protect trade. Goa and Cochin were imp centres
- Boats ladden with copper, zinc, tin, tobacco, spices and chintz came from Coromandal coast to the coastal towns of Benga. Sind-Cambay; Gujarat-Malabar; Bengal-Coromandal; and Malabar-Coromanda were other routes.

Changes in the Means of Production :

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Critical Study of Dev of Medieval Indian Towns :

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Were They an Extension of Villages

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Karkhana/ How Was Production Organised in Them

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