A History of Agriculture in India v2.c75.s7.1
A History of Agriculture in India v2.c75.s7.1
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The Malabar region was famous for its spices. The chief spices were cardamom, ginger, pepper, nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon. Cardamom was grown in Bijapur and ginger in all parts of India. Cardamom was an excellent but costly spice. Its price varied from 52 to 80 dams per seer and it was used by the nobles and princes in India and other countries of Asia. Pepper grew in Bijapur, Malabar, Cochin and many other places in Southern India, in Champaran district in Bihar, and in the forests of Mahmudabad district in Bengal and in Assam.