Chola Maritime Trade

Name: Chola Maritime Trade
Start: 1111
End: 1120

Type Event Region Asia Time 1111–1120

From roughly the early 11th century to the early 12th century, the Chola Empire maintained an active maritime trade network across the southern India…

Timeline

1111Coromandel Coast · IndiaPorts controlled by the Chola Empire exported textiles, spices, and metal goods; merchant ships sailed along monsoon routes to Southeast Asian ports, forming a stable cross-sea trade cycle.
1111–1120Route from the Strait of Malacca to the Java Sea · Southeast AsiaChola merchants and fleets maintained trade contacts with Champa, Malay port cities, and coastal settlements of Sumatra, while spreading South Indian religious and artistic styles, influencing the political and economic landscape of Southeast Asian ports.

Sources

The Chola Maritime Activities — K.A. Nilakanta Sastri (1955)
Chola dynasty https://www.britannica.com/topic/Chola-dynasty