By Surendra Gopal

ISBN-10: 1138280291

ISBN-13: 9781138280298

This pioneering paintings strains migration of Indian investors to Russia, Iran, West Asia and South-East Asia in medieval occasions. 4 essays throw gentle at the actions of the Indian company neighborhood in Russia. in most cases Indians got here to Russia through Iran. There they took a ship, crossed the Caspian Sea and reached the Russian port of Astrakhan. Indian viewers integrated Hindus (including Jains), Muslims, Christians, Parsis between others.


Hindus constituted the biggest section of the migrants. They grew to become an item of neighborhood interest due to their rituals and social practices. in addition they grew to become an item of jealousy. Indians didn't take pleasure in political and administrative help because the ecu East India businesses did. sometimes neighborhood rulers consulted them and sought their advice.


Three essays care for Indian investors in Iran within the 17th and eighteenth centuries. One essay discusses exchange among India and Iran within the 15th century. There are papers discussing actions of Indian investors in West Asia, Yemen and South East Asia within the 17th and eighteenth centuries. the belief makes a speciality of Indian retailers and the Indian Ocean in medieval instances.


The writer concludes that Indian investors didn't take pleasure in political and royal aid, crucial for fulfillment. He additionally affirms that crossing the seas didn't bring about social boycott by means of their caste-men. This taboo got here a lot later, most likely with the appearance of British rule within the 19th century.

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