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Question
Map work
On an outline map of the world, mark the areas which had economic links with the Mughal Empire, and trace out possible routes of communication.
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Solution
Iran, Afghanistan, China, the countries of Central and Western Asia, Italy, Portugal, France, Britain, Holland, etc.
Possible Routes : Trade that linked to Mughal Empire in India.
- Sea route via Atlantic ocean to Cape of Good Hope (South Africa), Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean.
- Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal to China Sea.
- Land Route from Central Asia to Afghanistan through modem Pakistan upto Kerala or Goa.
Notes
MAP missing.
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