2026 · Q57
During the period 100 BCE – 200 CE, valuable evidence of India's maritime trade links has been identified from which of the following sites on the Coromandel Coast ?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- AArikamedu
- BTamralipti
- CBharukachcha
- DMuchiri
Explanation
Arikamedu, near present-day Puducherry on the Coromandel Coast, was a major Indo-Roman trading port between about 100 BCE and 200 CE. Excavations have yielded Roman amphorae, Arretine ware, and beads evidencing maritime trade with the Mediterranean. Tamralipti lay on the Bengal coast, Bharukachcha (Bharuch) on the west coast, and Muchiri (Muziris) on the Malabar coast. Hence Arikamedu is the Coromandel site.