Arihant current affairs magazine

 Arihant current affairs magazine

Arihant current affairs magazine This article was published in September They navigated through various rivers which opened into the Arabian Sea. o Cheras had a flourishing trade with the Greeks and the Romans. o Pandyas controlled pearl farming that took place along the Indias southern coastline. Mughals Marathas Mysore and the advent of Europeans Mughal empire was largely a land-based empire. They found sufficient revenue from land resources consequently they did not pay much attention to the affairs of the sea. This enabled the Arabs to establish a monopoly over trade in the Indian Ocean. Hearing about the rich land India the Europeans and among them Portuguese took the lead and were the first to arrive on Indian shores. Their advent was resisted by most of the Indian states. Most staunch resistance to them was by Mysore under Tipu Sultan and by Marathas under Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Why was Naval prowess of Marathas specialChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was the first in his era of rulers to realise the importance of a strong navy and laid the foundations of a modern naval force in the 17th century.A strong naval presence along the Konkan coast to protected the sea trade of the Maratha empire. o For more than 40 years the Marathas held both the Portuguese and the British at bay. (The Portuguese accepted his right to sea and the English company had to pay an annual tribute in order to ensure the safety of their vessels.) o He also protected the western Konkan coastline from the attacks of Siddis fleet arihant current affairs magazine subscription.

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