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 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient port city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ historical place ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Buddhist pilgrims
ⓘ
Indian Ocean trade network NERFINISHED ⓘ Silk Road maritime routes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| declineReason |
emergence of alternative ports
ⓘ
shifting river courses ⓘ silting of waterways ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
Gupta period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maurya period NERFINISHED ⓘ early medieval period ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | ancient Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Buddhist connections
ⓘ
cultural exchange ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ trade with China ⓘ trade with Southeast Asia ⓘ trade with Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indian subcontinent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bay of Bengal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hooghly River NERFINISHED ⓘ mouth of the Ganges ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Buddhist texts
ⓘ
Jataka tales NERFINISHED ⓘ Pali literature NERFINISHED ⓘ accounts of Faxian ⓘ accounts of Xuanzang ⓘ classical Indian literature ⓘ |
| modernSiteNear |
Purba Medinipur district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamluk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionPresent |
Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ other Indian coastal ports ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tamralipta