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✦ What were “Bhusi Bhandalu” in the Kakatiya period?
➤ Bhusi Bhandalu referred to grains.
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✦ What were included in “Kola Bhandalu”?
➤ Kola Bhandalu included mustard, pepper, and til (sesame seeds).
③
✦ What items came under “Mani Bhandalu”?
➤ Mani Bhandalu included pearls, corals, and glass.
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✦ Who mentioned the development of the textile industry during the Kakatiya period?
➤ Palkuriki Somanatha mentioned it in his book Panditharadhya Charita.
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✦ How many varieties of clothes were mentioned by Palkuriki Somanatha?
➤ About 20 varieties of clothes were mentioned.
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✦ Which traveler praised the quality of muslin cloth during the Kakatiya period?
➤ Marco Polo mentioned it in his book Travels of Marco Polo.
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✦ What did Marco Polo say about the muslin cloth of the Kakatiya period?
➤ He said it was of the highest quality.
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✦ What did a Venice traveler say about the yarns woven during the Kakatiya period?
➤ He said they were finer than the threads of a spider’s web, and that there was no king or queen in the world who didn’t wish to wear them.
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✦ Which places were appreciated by Marco Polo for making fine clothes?
➤ Mysolia and Machilipatnam.
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✦ According to Marco Polo, which region was famous for diamonds?
➤ The Golconda region.
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✦ Where were iron swords manufactured during the Kakatiya period, and where were they exported?
➤ Nirmal, and they were exported to Damascus (Syria).
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✦ Which places were famous for iron industries during the Kakatiya period?
➤ Kuna Samudra in Karimnagar and Nirmal.
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✦ What else was Nirmal famous for apart from iron industries?
➤ Toys.
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✦ What types of clothes were made in Warangal?
➤ Blankets of coarse wool (Kambal) and velvet clothes (Makhmal).
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✦ What small-scale industries existed in every village during the Kakatiya period?
➤ Sugar, jaggery, and oil industries.
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✦ Who had a monopoly over the manufacture and sale of salt during the Kakatiya rule?
➤ The government.
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✦ Which regions were known for iron industries apart from Nirmal and Karimnagar?
➤ Guthikonda and Palnadu Seema.
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✦ What did the carpenters make during the Kakatiya period?
➤ Colorful Ratnas (water pulleys) and Ivory boxes.
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✦ Which inscription gives information about businesses in the market yard during the Kakatiya period?
➤ The Warangal Fort Inscription of Ganapatideva.
