Which one of the following ports handled the North Indian trade during the Gupta period?
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Ans (a) Tamralipti
Tamralipti port handled the north Indian trade during the Gupta period.
Gupta Empire had strong international and internal trade despite a fall in Roman trade. Riverine trade was also executed through rivers Ganges, Brahmaputra, Narmada, Krishna etc. The important ports included Tamralipti, Braoch (Bharuch), Kalyan, and Cambay. The main trade items were spices, pearls, gold, horses, etc.
Tamralipti port controlled the north Indian trade. It was located near the Rupnarayana river. Tamralipta or Tamralipti was the name of an ancient city on the Bay of Bengal corresponding with Tamluk in modern-day India. Tamralipti may have been one of the most important urban centres of trade and commerce of early historic India, trading along the Silk Road with China, by Uttarapatha, the northern high road, the main trade route into the Middle East and Europe, and by seafaring routes to Bali, Java, and the Far East.