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Chola Empire's Overseas Trade: Tamil Merchant Guilds in Southeast Asia
In this episode of The Chola Empire, Lucas and Luna explore the vast overseas trade network that connected South India to Southeast Asia and China. They focus on the Ayyavole and Nanadesi merchant guilds—powerful trade corporations that operated across the Bay of Bengal, establishing settlements in Srivijaya, Burma, and the Malay Peninsula. The conversation covers the goods traded (spices, textiles, elephants), the role of temples as economic hubs, and the famous 1083 CE inscription at Neuruttiyankottam, which details the guilds' privileges and operations. Lucas explains how these…
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