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OVER SEA TRADE RELATIONS OF THE LATER PANDYAS

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The merchant's guilds were very powerful organizations in medieval times in the Pandya region and elsewhere in other parts of India. Trade plays a significant and permanent role in economic history. Moreover, the traders of Tamil country had both the knowledge of navigation and land routes. They maintained close commercial contacts with outside countries like Egypt, Rome, the Middle East, the Far East and Southeast Asia. In medieval times, Ayyavole or Ainnurruvar, Nanadesis, Nagarattar, Disai Ayirattainnurruvar, Manigramattar, Anjuvanam, Chitrameli Periyanattar and valanjiyar were some of the merchant guilds. There were different kinds of guilds viz., the agriculturist's guild, the craft guild, the artisan guild, the merchant's guild and the caste guild. Among these, the merchant's guild was the best organized and economic organization. It played a vital role in the multipurpose activities of trade and commerce. They were also concerned with the administration of many townships, particularly the urban centres, which were very near to the ports or the coastal areas. The functions of the merchant guild were not confined to economic matters alone. These guilds were involved in overseas trade from the sixth to fourteenth century A.D. Three famous overseas inscriptions of the ninth, eleventh and thirteenth centuries found in foreign countries suggest that the guilds sent their agents far abroad and established trading stations. They played a vital role in the multipurpose activities of trade and commerce. They also played a prominent role in matters concerning social, religious, administrative and judicial affairs of the country. They acted as trustees of both the rulers and ruled. They received endowments of money from the rulers. They built and maintained charity houses, temples and tanks for the welfare of the people. The overseas commerce which flourished under the Cholas was continued by the Pandyas. The foreign accounts of a galaxy of travelers had given an excellent peep into the commercial activities of the age.

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Merchant's guilds – Overseas - Inscriptions - Organizations - Pandya region – Ainnurruvar – Nanadesis – Nagarattar - Disai Ayirattainnurruvar – Manigramattar – Anjuvanam - Chitrameli Periyanattar – Valanjiyar – Cholas.

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"OVER SEA TRADE RELATIONS OF THE LATER PANDYAS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.3, Issue 6, page no.793-798, June-2016, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701809.pdf

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"OVER SEA TRADE RELATIONS OF THE LATER PANDYAS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.3, Issue 6, page no. pp793-798, June-2016, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701809.pdf

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Published Paper ID: JETIR1701809
Registration ID: 500075
Published In: Volume 3 | Issue 6 | Year June-2016
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Page No: 793-798
Country: -, -, India .
Area: Engineering
ISSN Number: 2349-5162
Publisher: IJ Publication


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