Indian Ocean trade network

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The Indian Ocean trade network was a vast, centuries-long maritime system connecting East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia through the exchange of goods, cultures, and ideas driven by monsoon winds.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical trade network
maritime trade network
pre-modern global trade system
basedOn seasonal monsoon patterns
characterizedBy cosmopolitan port cities
multilingual crews
religiously diverse communities
connectedRegion Arabian Sea
Bay of Bengal
China
East Africa
East Asia
Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia

Malay Archipelago
Middle East
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Swahili Coast
linked to: East Africa
culturalImpact Indian cultural influence in Southeast Asia
formation of Swahili culture
spread of Arabic language
spread of Persian culture
declinedDueTo European colonial domination
shift of global trade to Atlantic routes
economicRole facilitated proto-globalization
integrated regional economies
facilitated cultural exchange
long-distance maritime trade
migration of peoples
religious diffusion
spread of Buddhism
spread of Hinduism
spread of Islam
spread of technologies
flourishedDuring c. 8th to 15th centuries CE
involvedActor Arab merchants
Chinese merchants
Gujarat traders
Indian merchants
Malay merchants
Omani traders
Persian merchants
Swahili merchants
Yemeni traders
locatedIn Indian Ocean
majorPort Aden
Calicut
Calicut (Kozhikode)
linked to: Calicut

Cambay
linked to: Gulf of Khambhat

Cochin
Hormuz
linked to: Strait of Hormuz

Kilwa Kisiwani
Malacca
Mombasa
Muscat
Quanzhou
Zanzibar
paralleledBy Silk Road
linked to: Silk Road routes
precededBy overland Silk Road trade
religiousImpact Islamization of coastal East Africa
Islamization of parts of Southeast Asia
sawInterventionBy British East India Company
Dutch East India Company
Portuguese Empire
supportedBy astrolabe navigation
compass navigation
dhow technology
lateen sails
timePeriod antiquity
early modern period
medieval period
tradedGood beads
cotton textiles
dates
gold
horses
incense
ivory
pepper
porcelain
rice
silk
slaves
spices
timber
usedWindSystem monsoon winds

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Aden (until 1937, administratively linked) linkedTo Indian Ocean trade network
Khami Ruins tradingLinks Indian Ocean trade network
Indian Ocean trade network involvedActor Swahili merchants
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
Chinese Jews of Kaifeng ancestralOrigin Indian Ocean Jewish merchants
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
Chinese Jews of Kaifeng tradeRoute maritime Silk Road
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
Silk Road routes relatedConcept Maritime Silk Road
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape associatedTradeRoutes Indian Ocean trade network
Debal knownFor Indian Ocean trade
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
Debal historicallyAssociatedWith Indian Ocean maritime networks
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
Thatta tradeConnections Indian Ocean trade network
Great Zimbabwe tradeNetwork Indian Ocean trade network
Old World includesTradeRoute Indian Ocean trade network
Tihamah coastal plain historicallyLinkedTo Indian Ocean trade
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
Canton linkedTo Silk Road maritime routes
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
Kushan Empire hasInfluenceOn Indian Ocean trade
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
Surat historicalTrade Indian Ocean trade network
Demak Sultanate tradeNetwork Indian Ocean trade
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
Mediterranean trade routes linked Indian Ocean trade network
Nagapattinam historicTrade Indian Ocean trade
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
China–Pakistan Economic Corridor relatedTo Indian Ocean trade routes
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
Deccan sultanates tradeRoute Indian Ocean trade network
Swahili Coast knownFor Indian Ocean trade network
Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications locatedOnTradeRoute Indian Ocean maritime trade routes
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
Malay sultanates playedRoleIn Indian Ocean trade network
Chola invasion of Srivijaya in 1025 affected Indian Ocean trade network
Brouwer Route partOf European–Asian maritime trade network
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
Pasai Sultanate partOf Indian Ocean trade network
Pandya dynasty engagedIn Indian Ocean trade
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
Masulipatam (factory) partOf Indian Ocean trade network
Red Sea–Mediterranean–Indian Ocean shipping route partOf East–West maritime trade routes
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
Sultanate of Banten partOf Indian Ocean trading network
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
Arabian Sea coast isSegmentOf Indian Ocean trade routes
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
Islam in Maldives linkedTo Indian Ocean trade networks
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
Port of Tadjoura hasAccessTo Indian Ocean trade routes
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
Sonargaon linkedToTradeRoute Indian Ocean trade network
Rozvi state tradeNetwork Indian Ocean trade
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
Mutapa Kingdom tradeRoute Indian Ocean trade network
Golconda partOfTradeNetwork Indian Ocean trade
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
Port Natal connectedTo Indian Ocean trade routes
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
Bandari people influencedBy Indian Ocean trade networks
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
Pegu tradeNetwork Indian Ocean trade network
Kingdom of Cochin partOf Indian Ocean trade network
Kingdom of Mapungubwe tradedWith Indian Ocean trade network
Swahili people historicalRole Indian Ocean traders
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
Kwang-chou wasKeyPortIn Maritime Silk Road
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca associatedWith Straits of Malacca trading network
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
António de Noronha sphereOfInfluence Indian Ocean trade routes
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
Thaton Kingdom tradeRoute Indian Ocean maritime trade network
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network
Hanthawaddy Kingdom trade Indian Ocean trade network
Khoja Muslims economicInfluenceRegion Indian Ocean trade
linked to: Indian Ocean trade network