Question
Name any three cities which developed in the seventeenth century and declined in the eighteenth century. Which three cities took over their position?
Solution
(i) Surat, Masulipatnam and Dhaka were the cities which grew commercial centres in the seventeenth century. But they declined in the eighteenth century because trade had shifted to some other places.
(ii) These three cities were replaced by Madras, Calcutta and Bombay which, being colonial port cities, emerged as new economic capitals.
