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title: Ancient Indian Maritime Trade Routes
author: George Tsiagalakis
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9102/ancient-indian-maritime-trade-routes/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ancient Indian Maritime Trade Routes

_Authored by George Tsiagalakis_

## Image File

[![Ancient Indian Maritime Trade Routes](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9102.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9102.png)

## Image Caption

This map is derived from the book [Periplus of the Erythraean Sea](https://www.worldhistory.org/Periplus_of_the_Erythraean_Sea/). It depicts [trade](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/trade/) routes in the ancient world, ports in the Chera territory and other parts of [India](https://www.worldhistory.org/india/) and the trade routes connecting them to other parts of the world along with the items of trade. The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea or Periplus Maris Erythraei was written sometime between the 1st and 3rd centuries CE by an unknown [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) author. Sort of a marine guidebook, it is the record of the author, an experienced sailor, who navigated the Red Sea, Persian Gulf and the Indian coasts of Kerala and Coromandel (eastern coast) and stayed for many years at the western Indian port of Barygaza-Broach.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Tsiagalakis, G. (2018, August 15). Ancient Indian Maritime Trade Routes. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9102/ancient-indian-maritime-trade-routes/>
### Chicago
Tsiagalakis, George. "Ancient Indian Maritime Trade Routes." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 15, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9102/ancient-indian-maritime-trade-routes/>.
### MLA
Tsiagalakis, George. "Ancient Indian Maritime Trade Routes." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Aug 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9102/ancient-indian-maritime-trade-routes/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Periplous_of_the_Erythraean_Sea.svg) by [**George Tsiagalakis**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Periplous_of_the_Erythraean_Sea.svg). Submitted by [Dr Avantika Lal](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/avantika.lal30/ "User Page: Dr Avantika Lal"), published on 15 August 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.