Bigger and wealthier traders were known as ________ in Poompuhar.
A
Maanaigan
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B
Silapathikaram
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C
Massathuvan
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D
Pattinappalai
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Solution
The correct option is C Massathuvan Sea traders were called Maanaigan. Bigger and wealthier traders were called Massathuvan. These terms that were used in the past are still in use today.