Uttarapatha and Dakshinapatha: The Indian Trade Routes (200 BCE)

200 BCE · Hindistan · trade

The northern (Uttarapatha) and southern (Dakshinapatha) main trade routes carried silk, spices, iron, linen and textiles from Taxila to Pataliputra and on through the Deccan to the southern ports.

The trade routes also coincided with the movement of Buddhist monks.

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What was Uttarapatha and Dakshinapatha: The Indian Trade Routes (200 BCE)?
The northern (Uttarapatha) and southern (Dakshinapatha) main trade routes carried silk, spices, iron, linen and textiles from Taxila to Pataliputra and on through the Deccan to the southern ports.
When did Uttarapatha and Dakshinapatha: The Indian Trade Routes (200 BCE) happen?
200 BCE
Where did Uttarapatha and Dakshinapatha: The Indian Trade Routes (200 BCE) take place?
Hindistan