South Indian Cotton Textile Exports

Timeline

1. 1331–1340Ports of the Coromandel Coast · Tamil NaduPorts such as Masulipatnam and Nelasiripatnam exported dyed plain-weave cotton cloth and fine-yarn fabrics to the Persian Gulf and Southeast Asia; Arab and local merchant communities organized purchasing, dyeing, and shipping through guilds, while rulers levied port tariffs.
2. 1331–1340Calicut · KeralaCalicut on the Malabar Coast was renowned for its pepper trade while also exporting locally woven cotton cloth and yarn, forming a complementary South Indian maritime trade network with the Coromandel ports that attracted Arab and Southeast Asian merchant ships.
3. 1336–1340Coastal territories of the Vijayanagara Empire · IndiaAfter its founding, the Vijayanagara Empire gradually controlled the coastal ports of Karnataka and Andhra; cotton export tariffs and horse imports became sources of early imperial revenue, supporting construction of the Hampi capital and military expansion.