A History of Agriculture in India v2.c84.6

v2.c84.6

Describing the trade of Agra and the East Country, Pelsaert states, ‘All goods must pass this way, as from Gujarat, Tatta (or Sind); from Kabul, Kandhar, or Multan, to the Deccan; from the Deccan or Burhanpur to those places, or to Lahore; and from Bengal and the whole East country; there are no practicable alternative routes, and the roads carry indescribable quantities of merchandise, especially cotton goods.