Ancient Indian Trade Shifts
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Exam Year
1999
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UPSC LevelID: ANC_HIS_PMPG_1999_21 Ref: Ancient India by RS Sharma
From the third century AD when the Huna invasion ended the Roman Empire, the Indian merchants relied more and more on the:
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Following the disruption of trade with the Roman Empire due to Huna invasions, Indian merchants relied more on South-East Asian trade. This period saw a flourishing of maritime commerce with regions like Indonesia and Thailand.