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The Chola Empire's Overseas Trade Guilds: Ayyavole and Manigramam
This episode explores the powerful merchant guilds that drove the Chola Empire's Indian Ocean trade. Lucas and Luna delve into the Ayyavole and Manigramam guilds, their origins in the fifth century, and their role in financing temples and shaping foreign policy. They discuss the guilds' extensive networks from South India to Southeast Asia and China, their sophisticated legal contracts, and the famous copper-plate grants like the Kollam plates that reveal their influence. The conversation also touches on the guilds' decline with the rise of the Delhi Sultanate and the…
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