India's Overland Trade with Central Asia and Persia During the 13th and 14th Centuries - Hardcover

Joginder K. Chawla

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8121511607 ISBN 13: 9788121511605

Publisher: Munshiram, 2005

Synopsis

Chawla (history of medieval India, U. of Delhi, India) describes the overland trading activities conducted between India, Central Asia, and Persia in the 13th and 14th centuries. After presenting some brief historical and geographic background, he describes the networks of towns important to the trading routes, identifies the important items of import and export, examines the types of merchants and guilds involved in trade, discusses modes of travel and transportation of goods, and provides a portrait of mediums of exchange and methods of payment. Distributed in the US by South Asia Books. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this edition

• Publisher: Munshiram
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 8121511607
• ISBN 13: 9788121511605
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 185