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Before the British conquest of Bengal in 1750, India was by far the largest producer of cotton textiles in the entire world.

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The above statement is true.
Before the British conquest of Bengal in 1750, India was by far the largest producer of cotton textiles in the entire world. Indian textiles have a long history of being prized for both their fine quality and skilled craftsmanship. They were widely traded in West, Central, and Southeast Asia (Java, Sumatra, and Penang). European trading companies first purchased Indian textiles in the sixteenth century for export to Europe. Many words still used today in English, and other languages contain memories of this thriving trade and the artistry of Indian weavers.

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