Question

"The international export market for fine textiles was dominated by india till the 18th century."
Explain.

Answer 1

The value if Indian textiles was well established in the pre-colonial India. Indian dyed fabrics with indigo were an important exchange medium in trade with the African Brokers. These Indian textiles were used in not for mean and women clothing but also for conspicuous consumption, There was high demand of Indian textiles by the African consumers.Europeans determined the changing tastes of the Africans and demanded more of the Indian textiles. This is how Indian textiles dominated the international till the 18th century.