Tamralipti

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Tamralipti was an ancient and prominent port city on the eastern coast of the Indian subcontinent that served as a key maritime hub for trade and cultural exchange between India and Southeast Asia.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tamralipti canonical 2
Tamralipta 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient port city
archaeological site
historical place
associatedWith Buddhist pilgrims
Indian Ocean trade network
Silk Road maritime routes
country India
declineReason emergence of alternative ports
shifting river courses
silting of waterways
flourishedDuring Gupta period
linked to: Gupta Empire

Maurya period
linked to: Mauryan period

early medieval period
historicalRegion ancient Bengal
linked to: Eastern Bengal
knownFor Buddhist connections
cultural exchange
maritime trade
trade with China
trade with Southeast Asia
trade with Sri Lanka
locatedIn Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia

eastern India
present-day West Bengal
linked to: West Bengal
locatedNear Bay of Bengal
Hooghly River
mouth of the Ganges
mentionedIn Buddhist texts
Jataka tales
Pali literature
linked to: Pali

accounts of Faxian
accounts of Xuanzang
classical Indian literature
modernSiteNear Purba Medinipur district
Tamluk
religionPresent Buddhism
Hinduism
servedAs gateway between India and Southeast Asia
major maritime trade hub
port for overseas trade
tradeGoods horses
ivory
metals
precious stones
spices
textiles
tradeWith China
Southeast Asia
Sri Lanka
other Indian coastal ports

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

India–Southeast Asia majorPort Tamralipti
Tamluk historicalName Tamralipta
linked to: Tamralipti
Tamluk historicalName Tamralipti