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1. Introduction

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2. Comics

A STORY of india's GROWTH in industries like manufacturing of goods.

3. Key Concepts

Introduction

The Sword of Tipu Sultan and WOOTZ Steel

Indian Textiles and the World Market

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Weavers, Iron Smelters, and Factory Owners

Our Pasts - III

Indian Textiles and the World Market

Around 1750, India was the world’s largest producer of cotton textiles.

From the 16th century European trading companies began buying Indian textiles for sale in Europe.

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Indian textile were famous in western market under different names such as mislim, CALICO, etc.

Printing cotton cloths were called chintz, cossaes or khassa and bandanna.

From the 1680s there started a craze for printed Indian cotton textiles in ENGLAND and Europe mainly for their exquisite floral designs, fine texture and relative cheapness.

Other cloths that were Kasimbazar, Patna, Calcutta, Orissa, Charpoore