During the mid-18th century, Bombay became a major trading town.
During the 1140s it was an important trading town.
Another hard day's drive brought us to the ancient trading town of Djenné.
Early last century, men made ivory fortunes in this trading town.
As a result, this previously important trading town declined into a small agricultural settlement.
In the early 17th century, Warburg was a well known and rich trading town.
It was an important trading town with river access to the sea.
This is where the trading town of Providence was located.
Even as things stood, it was the chief trading town for the eastern part of the plateau.
This put an end to the city's development as a trading town and it soon grew into a quiet rural city.
Narleen used to be a great trading city on the coast.
It is the second leading trading city after Swabi in the district.
Battambang was established as an important trading city with around 2,500 residents in the 18th century.
A lively trading city, Galkayo is a center for local business.
It was a major trading city and became the capital of the region and nation.
It developed into a trading city in early times, as did most of the Phoenician cities on this coast.
Edinburgh has a long history as a trading city.
Across Europe a wealthy merchant class developed in the important trading cities.
That's why Amsterdam became an even more important trading city after that.
Cincinnati, another major American trading city, first built itself on the flatboat trade.
Trelleborg became an important merchant city as merchants from Germany came to trade herring.
Other merchant cities might have gained this prize and as a matter of fact, Antwerp for a time did.
Now a merchant city with a reputation for extreme snobbery and bad taste.
From being a lazy merchant city, Bakshaan had become a functional place, ready for battle when it came.
The town grew further and obtained city rights in 1249, developing into a very wealthy merchant city.
Germany is a country of both merchant cities and court cities.
He founded a number of merchant cities, and supported the building of factories.
In the 19th century, Kamyshin turned into a merchant city with sawmills and windmills.
In the following two centuries, Prague strengthened its role as a merchant city.
In the 18th century Nijkerk was a flourishing merchant city.
