Exploring the Gulf of Kachh: Dutch trade and regional economy in the middle of the eighteenth century

• Published in: Journal of the economic and social history of the Orient Vol. 51; no. 3; pp. 460 - 486
• Main Author: Nadri, Ghulam Ahmad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.01.2008
• Subjects: 18th century; Coastal areas; Dutch East India Company; East-West relations; Economic networks; History of trade; India; Political economy; Regional economics

ABSTRACT IN ENGLISH: This paper explores the economic dynamics of the Gulf of Kachh littoral in the eighteenth century. First, the region's production and trade potential is foregrounded by examining the scale and scope of its major products-cotton and textiles-and by tracking the inland and ov...