The Rashtrakutas and their Times c22.19
The Rāṣṭrakūṭas and their Times c22.19
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c22.19
From Marco Polo we learn that southern Gujarat and northern Maharashtra were great centres of tanning industry in the 13th century. Leather was exported in large quantities from Thana;(21) in Gujarat the quantity of hide dressed was so great that several shiploads could be exported to Arabia and the Persian Gulf.(22) This tanning industry of the Deccan and Gujarat is not mentioned in the Periplus, but since it was in full vigour in the 13th century, and had captured a number of foreign markets, it is reasonable to infer that it must have begun its career during our period.