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The famous Venetian traveler who described Kayal as a great and noble city


• Venetian traveled Marco Polo visited the port twice, once in 1298 and then again in 1293.


• He came by ship from China.


• He described the city as noble for the reason of the ships that came for trade from Arabia and China.

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The notable Chola king credited with bringing forest lands under the plough and developing irrigational facilities


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The inscription that mentions the Cheras


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(i) Coins as a medium of exchange were introduced for the first time in the Sangam Age.


(ii) Prakrit was the language used by the common people in Northern India during the Mauryan period.


(iii) Vienna Papyrus, a Roman document, mentions trade related to Muziri.


(iv) The concept of Thinai is presented in the Tamil grammar work of Pathupaattu.


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(i) Pathitrupathu speaks about the Pandya kings and their territory.


(ii) The Akanaanuru describes the trading activities at Kaveripoompattinum.


(iii) The Chola Emblem was the tiger and they issued square copper coins with images of a tiger.


(iv) Neythal is a sandy desert region.