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How do you know that Indus people traded with other countries?
Answer in Brief
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Solution
- There is evidence for extensive maritime trade with Mesopotamia, Indus Seals have been found as far as Mesopotamia.
- King Naram- Sin of Akkadian Empire (Sumerian) has written about buying jewellery from the land of Melukha (a region in the Indus Valley).
- Cylindrical seals Similar to those found in Persian Gulf and Mesopotamia have also been found in the Indus area.
- A naval dockyard has been discovered in Lothal. It shows the maritime activities of the Indus people.
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