Abstract: The Primary Objective Of This Paper Is To Critically Examine That Aside From The Mainstream Industries And Factories; The Wide Ranging Trade Relation Of Odisha With So Many Other Parts Of The World From The Late 15th Century Portugeese Settlement To The Final Arrival Of The British East India Company In Late 17th Century. The Ceaseless Maritime Engagement Of Odisha With Diverse Distant Lands Indeed Made Odisha Further Prospered And Independent. However With The Invasion Of The Mughals Along With The Socio-Cultural Domain, Economic Independence Of Odisha Was Also Greatly Compromised .As, Trade Of All Kind Was Done Through The Sea Route Special Reference Has Been Given To All The Major Ports At Places Like Pipili, Balasore, Chilika And Puri.
Key Word: Kalinga, Balasore Road, Cotton, Linen, Silk
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