Towns, Traders And Craftspersons — Social Studies STD 7 — Question

Traders had to pass through many kingdoms and forests. Hence they usually travelled in caravans and formed guilds to protect their interests.

• There were several such guilds in south India from the eighth century onwards.

The most famous were:

• Manigramam.
• Nanadesi.
• These guilds traded extensively both within the peninsula and with South-east Asia and China.