Question

Poompuhar was famous for trading activities. Discuss.

Answer 1

1. Pattinappalai, Silapathikaram, and Manimegalai have references to the British seaborne trade that took place in the Puhar Port.
2. In Silappathikaram it is given that Kovalan’s father was a big trader and Kannagi’s father a sea – trader.
3. This proves that big traders and sea traders had settled in Poompuhar.
4. Numerous merchants from foreign countries such as Greece and Rome landed at Poompuhar.
5. Due to busy and continuous trade, many of them stayed on indefinitely in Poompuhar.
6. The traders of Poompuhar were known for their honesty and integrity.