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Indian textiles, as Daniel Defoe wrote ‘crept into our houses, our closets, and bed chambers, curtains, cushions, chairs and at last beds themselves were nothing but calico or Indian stuffs. In short, everything that used to be made of wool or silk, relating either to the dress of women or the furniture of our houses, was supplied by the Indian trade.’
Ahmed Husain
extent of Mughal market in England & Europe
The Theft of India: The European Conquests of India, 1498-1765
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