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2023-04-26 21:51:08 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9A8D86FD8938E1622E3A51CAE74546C90BB587121E4E00D612894C7AD30545B2
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Pattu (silk) long predates the Mughals in India and was in India at least 2000 years ago when the Arthashastra documented it and Indian ports were involved in the silk trade as documented by Roman writers. https://www.thecollector.com/roman-trade-with-india-and-china-explained/ https://www.westbengalhandloom.org/htm/h_silk_garad.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_in_the_Indian_subcontinent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_Silk_Road
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