Ancient ports of Karnataka and their contacts with Arab countries
IR@NIO: CSIR-National Institute Of Oceanography, Goa
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Sundaresh
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2008-07-02T07:31:21Z
2008-07-02T07:31:21Z 2004 |
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Krsnayan: A peep into the past. Dr. K.D. Banerjee commemorative volume (Essays on archaeology), eds. Tripati, S.; Gaur, A.S.; Singh, S.K. 293-302p.
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Karnataka has long straight coastline of 254 km with different types of natural harbours; estuaries have played an important role in maritime activities. The important ports of Karnataka are Karwar, Bhatkal, Honnavar, Basrur, Barkur, Gangolly, Malpe, Udyavara and Mangalore played an active role in establishing the trade contacts with outside countries. The sea trade of Karnataka constituted a significant part of her economic activities and secured for her a niche in the oceanic trade of the western coast of India from the earliest times. The literary and archaeological evidence indicates that its sea trade extended up to Malaysia, Sumatra, and Java, Cambodia on the southeast and Arab countries Persia and Egypt on the west. The present paper deals with the maritime activities of Karnataka and the trade relations with Arab countries from literary and archaeological evidences
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en
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Harman Publishing House
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Copyright [2004]. It is tried to respect the rights of the copyright holders to the best of the knowledge. If it is brought to our notice that the rights are violated then the item would be withdrawn.
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archaeology
underwater exploration harbours trade international cooperation |
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Ancient ports of Karnataka and their contacts with Arab countries
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Book Chapter
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