The article focuses on the economic life of Medieval Orissa and promotion of trade and commerce as the main source of revenue for the state. Orissa maintained trade relations with different countries of Asia and had wide commercial contact from Persia to China. The main items of export to ...
In medieval cities, craftsmen started to form associations based on their trades. Confraternities of textile workers, masons, carpenters, carvers, and glass workers, all controlled secrets of traditionally imparted technology—the “arts” or “mysteries” of their crafts. Usually the founders were ...
For someone engaged in trade and commerce in Nagasaki, for exam- ple, to gain greater profits, it would have been necessary to become close to the missionaries, which is to say to become a Christian. It is worth noting the fact that Kōzen had already achieved a good relationship with ...
During the medieval era (400–1450 CE), trade flourished in the Indian Ocean basin. The rise of theUmayyad(661–750 CE) andAbbasid(750–1258) caliphates on the Arabian Peninsula provided a powerful western node for the trade routes. In addition, Islam valued merchants—the Prophet Muhammad h...
Commerce and colonisation: Studies of early modern merchant capitalism in the Atlantic economy. Gothenburg studies in economic history 3. (Gothenburg: doctoral theses from University of Gothenburg, 2010). Google Scholar Stern, Philip J. ‘History and historiography of the English East India Company:...
The trade route that linked Asia with medieval Europe is remembered as the Silk Road, due to the overwhelmingly high desire for silken clothing in...Become a member and unlock all Study Answers Start today. Try it now Create an account Ask a question Our experts can answer your tough ...
This helps to enjoy the widespread economic and social benefits of real estate market transparency, policymakers need to accelerate capital investment in the ICT sector and expand commerce in ICT products and services with other countries. Governments may support private investment in the ICT sector ...
Tomz cites the function of Lex Mercatoria, or Law Merchant, that facilitated the conduct of commerce in medieval Europe by keeping track of merchants that “cheated” in transactions and those that remained “reliable” (239–240). http://www.oecd.org/document/41/0,3343,en_2649_34887_4493930...
in southern Karnataka. Primarily based on the inscriptions issued by them, the study tries to trace the processes leading to the emergence of urban centre under the Western Gangas. It is argued that the Western Ganga rule did not coincide with any phase of decline in trade and commerce, as...
'Freedom of trade' refers to the unrestricted ability of merchants to engage in commerce without government interference or regulations, leading to economic prosperity for small political entities like city-states through access to world markets. ...