India maintained its early cultural contacts and trade links with Southeast Asia across the Bay of Bengal. For this pre-eminence of early maritime history of Bay of Bengal, which of the following could be the most convincing explanation/explanations?

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Correct Answer: Monsoon winds across the Bay of Bengal facilitated sea voyages. Option (a) is incorrect as India’s ship-building technology was not the only in world. The early discovery of monsoon winds by Hippalus in AD 45–47 lead to mariners of east coast of India for maritime trade from India to Southeast Asia because of monsoon wind and currents which favours mariners for onward and return voyages to Southeast Asia, so option C. is more convincing.

India maintained its early cultural contacts and trade links with Southeast Asia across the Bay of Bengal. For this pre-eminence of early maritime history of Bay of Bengal, which of the following could be the most convincing explanation/explanations?

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