Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v1.c8.s4.60

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Pulicat was a town inhabited by great traders in the days of Barbosa. "Proceeding yet further and leaving the town of Mailapur there is on the coast another City belonging to the King of Narsyngua, inhabited by both Moors and Heathen, great traders".² Its government and trade are thus described by the same traveller. "In this city the King of Narsyngua maintains a Governor under his orders, and collects his duties. Here are made great abundance of printed cotton cloths, which are worth much money in Malaca, Peegu, Cumatra, and in the Kingdom of Guzarate and Malabar for clothing. Here also copper, quicksilver, and vermilion as well as other Cambaya wares, dyes in grain (Meca velvets) and especially rose-water".³