{"id":2013,"date":"2024-04-03T08:27:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T02:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2013"},"modified":"2024-04-03T08:27:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T02:57:47","slug":"q-with-reference-to-ancient-south-india-korkai-poompuhar-and-muchiri-were-well-known-as","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-with-reference-to-ancient-south-india-korkai-poompuhar-and-muchiri-were-well-known-as","title":{"rendered":"Q. With reference to ancient South India, Korkai, Poompuhar and Muchiri were well known as"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>capital cities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ports<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>centres of iron-and-steel making<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>shrines of Jain Tirthankaras<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (b) ports<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes-hd-660ca154e37fd\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The premier\u00a0<strong>Chola port was Puhar<\/strong>\u00a0(also known as Kaveripumpattinam and Poompuhar), the major\u00a0<strong>Pandya port was Korkai<\/strong>, while\u00a0<strong>Tondi and Muchiri were the important ports in the Chera kingdom<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Korkai<\/strong>\u00a0was an ancient port city located in the present-day\u00a0<strong>Thoothukudi district<\/strong>\u00a0of Tamil Nadu. It was an important port in the\u00a0<strong>Chera kingdom<\/strong>\u00a0and served as a major trade center for the region.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Korkai was known for its exports of pearls, spices, and textiles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was also a major center for\u00a0<strong>Buddhist and Jain learning.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Poompuhar,<\/strong><strong>also known as Kaveripattinam<\/strong>, was an ancient port city located on the banks of the\u00a0<strong>river Kaveri in present-day Tamil Nadu<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It was a flourishing trading center during the\u00a0<strong>Sangam period<\/strong>\u00a0and played a vital role in maritime trade, especially in the export of goods like pearls, spices, and textiles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Poompuhar was also a\u00a0<strong>major center of Tamil culture and literature.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Muchiri,<\/strong><strong>also known as Muziris<\/strong>, was an ancient port town located in the present-day state of\u00a0<strong>Kerala<\/strong>. It was a significant trading center in the Indian Ocean trade network during the ancient and medieval periods.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Muchiri was known for its exports of pepper, cardamom, and other spices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was also a\u00a0<strong>major center for Hindu and Jain learning.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sangam-age-ports\">Sangam Age Ports<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Naura (Cannanore),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tyndis (Tondi),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Muzuris (Musiri, Cranganore),<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nelcynda (Kerala),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Balita (Varkalai),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comari,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Colchi,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Puhar (Kaverippattinam),<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saliyur,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Poduca (Arikamedu)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sopatma (Markanam)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Argaru (Uraiyur) \u2013> [Tiruchirapalli city in Tamil Nadu]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Arikamedu (near Pondicherry)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Must Read:&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/ports-of-ancient-india-upsc\/\">Ports of Ancient India<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Answer: (b) ports Notes: Sangam Age Ports Must Read:&nbsp;Ports of Ancient India<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3],"tags":[40],"years":[50],"class_list":["post-2013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc","category-prelims","tag-ancient-history","years-50"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":1,"label":"UPSC"},{"value":3,"label":"Prelims"}],"post_tag":[{"value":40,"label":"Ancient History"}],"years":[{"value":50,"label":"2023"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"LotusArise","author_link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/author\/team-lotusarise"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":1,"name":"UPSC","slug":"upsc","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1269,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":1269,"category_description":"","cat_name":"UPSC","category_nicename":"upsc","category_parent":0},{"term_id":3,"name":"Prelims","slug":"prelims","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":1,"count":1251,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":3,"category_count":1251,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Prelims","category_nicename":"prelims","category_parent":1}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":40,"name":"Ancient History","slug":"ancient-history","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":40,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":108,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2013"},{"taxonomy":"years","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/years?post=2013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}