This trade has been generally termed as "Prestige goods trade or luxury trade". These theories closely link Indian trade with the development of polity and culture in South East Asia. It is assumed that Indian traders coming to South East Asia brought not only exotic goods made of glass, ...
India - Ancient, Mughal, British: The Indian subcontinent, the great landmass of South Asia, is the home of one of the world’s oldest and most influential civilizations. In this article, the subcontinent, which for historical purposes is usually called
“The sea lanes and trade winds fostered by the Indian Ocean monsoons and fast-moving currents of the West Pacific Warming Pool along with the ‘conveyor belt’ of the Japan Current made a seaborne journey from Egypt, Arabia and Persia to India, the Spice Islands, China and the Pacific Coas...
In the struggle for power after Alexander’s death,Seleucus Ibrought under his control the whole eastern part of Alexander’s empire. But even before he had consolidated his control over this territory, the eastern provinces on the Indian frontier had begun to revolt. By about 304bcSeleucus was...
Such pieces of sea-washed china can be found on almost every island in the Xisha archipelago, mostly washed ashore from sunken ships that once plied the ancient maritime silk road from China through Southeast Asia, onward across the Indian Ocean to the Arab world and beyond. ...
Around the 16th century three discrete muslim empires existed – the Turkish Ottoman Empire, the Persian Safavid Empire and the Indian Mughal Empire. The British took over from the Moguls in India and immediately set about putting an end to the traditional Indian Tantricas, the Courtesans, the ...
Intriguingly, Burmese_1 and Burmese_6 show closer affinity to Rakhine and Karen populations, as well as Austro-Asiatic and Tai- Kadai populations from Southeast Asia, while Burmese_3 and Burmese_4 show closer affinity to northeast Indian and Bangladesh groups, likely reflecting gene flow between ...
While these events unfolded in Northwest, West and at times the central portions of the subcontinent other Indian Kingdoms formed in Eastern and Southern India. Examples include Pandyan, Cholas, and Chera. The Satavahana empire formed in the Southeast and later the kingdoms of Kalabhras, Kadamba...
Bagan is an ancient city that dates back to the 9th century, but its golden age came in the 12th century under the influence of Indian architects and Buddhist philosophy. What is now a stunning expanse of temples, shrines, and stupas once served as more than just religious monuments. These...
One of the world’s most remarkable—and little known—empires comes to life in south India with new heritage tours.