Focuses on the rise and fall of the Indian maritime merchant in the early modern period. This was the heyday of Moghul Surat, the appearance of a group of independent merchant shipowners, and their eclipse at the end of the period in the face of European competition and monopolies.
Focuses on the rise and fall of the Indian maritime merchant in the early modern period. This was the heyday of Moghul Surat, the appearance of a grou...