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Vedic scholar Michel Danino had the best comment on this lack of images of horses. He wrote 'As there are no depictions of the cow in contrast to the pictures of the bull, which are abundant should we conclude that Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro had only bulls?' We can't base

Great article. The similarities between Indian religious ideas and Christianity are explainable because of the huge expansion of Roman maritime trade with India under Emperor Augustus, once Egypt became Roman, 120 ships a year from Myos Hormos (Red Sea port) alone according to

Thank you for a very good question. X threads do not allow for much nuance but the reasoning is that Jains were the main merchants. Hinduism seems to have become more caste-riven at this time with prohibitions inimical to trade, unlike the Rig Veda which glories in merchant and

Very interesting thread.

Looking forward to reading this. It is an important topic in Indian history and from my perspective, maritime trade history.

This is an excellent thread. I agree with all the points-the power of maritime trade! I discuss Zheng He in my book 'The Millennium Maritime Trade Revolution 700-1700' and Macartney in 'The Ascent of Maritime Trade 1700-2025' (forthcoming April 2026). I look forward to the