Category: Project

• May 8, 2020

  Islam and Mercantile Activity In Konkan – II

  In the cosmopolitan world of Indian Ocean trade, the Muslim sailors, merchants and shipowners attained prominence by the close of 13th century CE. The ports in Konkan were strategic strongholds as trade posts and naval bases. Researchers such as Simpson, Risso, Wink, and others have expounded on the interconnection of Islam and the fostering of…