Dvārakā–Kamboja route

The Dvārakā–Kamboja route (sometimes called the Greater India trade route or the Indian Ocean trade route) was a trade route that was used by merchants in India to trade goods with other countries in the Indian Ocean region. The route ran eastward from the Indian port city of Dvārakā (present-day Gujarat) to the Kamboja port city of Tamralipti (present-day Bengal) on the eastern shore of the Bay of Bengal. Along the way, goods were shipped and exchanged in towns and ports from the Persian Gulf to Sri Lanka and the east coast of Africa. Merchants traveled by ship, camel, and on foot, allowing them to trade goods from India (like spices and cloth) with goods from countries in the Indian Ocean region (like pearls and precious stones). This trade route was very important in the early history of India and helped shape the economy of many countries in the Indian Ocean region.