Maritime Trade In Ancient South India
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EXAMIVERSE
Cultural Exchange and Legacy
- Spread of Buddhism and Hinduism to Southeast Asia via maritime routes.
- Indian scripts (Pallava Grantha) influenced writing systems in Java, Cambodia, and Thailand.
- Maritime trade fostered multilingualism, urbanization, and cosmopolitanism in port cities.
- Decline began with internal conflicts and changing global trade patterns.