Tibetan merchants visited this place and traded in Borax, precious stones, Pashmina and salt.
Shahtoosh - specific kind of shawl, woven with the down hair of the Tibetan antelope
The main town of Ladakh (Leh) was for centuries trade centre for fine pashmina wool (once worth its weight in gold); yak and pony caravans brought in pashmina from Tibet, turquoise, coral and silver from Yarkand and Kashgar, spices, fabrics from India and silk from Kashmir.