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What was the place of Indian textiles in the world market?
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- Before the British conquered Bengal around 1750s, India was world’s largest producer of cotton textiles.
- Indian textiles had historically been famous for fine quality and exquisite craftsmanship.
- They were expansively traded in Southeast Asia (Java, Sumatra and Penang) and West and Central Asia.
- From the sixteenth century onward, European trading companies started to buy Indian textiles for sale in Europe.
- Before the British conquered Bengal around 1750s, India was world’s largest producer of cotton textiles.
- Indian textiles had historically been famous for fine quality and exquisite craftsmanship.
- They were expansively traded in Southeast Asia (Java, Sumatra and Penang) and West and Central Asia.
- From the sixteenth century onward, European trading companies started to buy Indian textiles for sale in Europe.
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