Ancient History PYQ 174 of 208 · South India & Sangam Age

Why was ‘Uraiyur’ famous in Sangam Era?

  1. AAn important trade centre of spices
  2. BAn important trade centre of cotton
  3. CAn important centre of foreign trade
  4. DAn important centre of domestic trade

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Correct answer: (b) An important trade centre of cotton

Explanation

Uraiyur, on the Kaveri in Tiruchirappalli, was the great cotton centre of the Sangam age. The Periplus calls it Argaru.

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