Economy & TradeThe 10th century

Economy & Trade in the 10th century

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged economy and trade — trade, currency, industry and resources, narrowed to the 10th century — 7 of them, drawn from 7 nations, running from 900 to 999. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
7
Nations
7
Earliest
900
Latest
999
Africa
4
Asia
2
Europe
1

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. Africa

    Comoros

    Dembeni phase and Indian Ocean trade

    The Dembeni-phase settlement flourishes as one of the richest sites of its age in the region, trading rock crystal and other goods with the Abbasid and Fatimid worlds and importing Persian and Chinese ceramics.

    Era: Settlement and the Coming of Islam

    Sources: Dembeni (archaeological site) · Wikipedia, Islamic Archaeology in the Comoros: The Swahili and the Rock Crystal Trade with the Abbasid and Fatimid Caliphates · Journal of Islamic Archaeology, History of the Comoros · Wikipedia

  2. Europe

    Norway

    Control of the coastal trade routes

    From his base at Avaldsnes on Karmøy, Harald Fairhair dominated the coastal sailing route that linked northern Norway with the markets of Kaupang and Hedeby, anchoring royal power in trade.

    Era: The Viking Age and the Unification of Norway

    Sources: Harald 1 Hårfagre · Store norske leksikon

  3. Africa

    Somaliland

    Zeila flourishes as a trading emporium

    The port of Zeila became a major centre of medieval Islamic commerce, exporting goods of the interior and importing wares from across the Red Sea, and an early seat of Muslim political power on the coast.

    Era: An Ancient Coast: Zeila, Islam and Adal

    Sources: Zeila · Wikipedia, A complete history of Zeila (Zayla), a medieval city in Somaliland · African History Extra

  4. Africa

    Mozambique

    Sofala recorded as a gold port

    The geographer al-Masʿudi describes Muslim trade in the Sofala region; Sofala becomes the chief outlet for gold carried down from the interior highlands.

    Era: The Swahili Coast and the Gold of Sofala

    Sources: Sofala · Encyclopaedia Britannica, A history of the medieval coastal towns of Mozambique (c. 500–1890 CE) · African History Extra, Sofala · Wikipedia

  5. Africa

    Mali

    Ibn Hawqal records Ghana's wealth

    The Arab geographer Ibn Hawqal, visiting the western Sudan, describes Ghana's ruler as among the richest kings in the world on account of his gold.

    Era: The Ghana Empire (Wagadou)

    Sources: The Trans-Saharan Gold Trade (7th–14th Century) · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rise and Fall of Ghana · EBSCO Research Starters

  6. Asia

    China

    Song dynasty and a commercial revolution

    The Song dynasty (960-1279) presides over an economic and technological boom, introducing movable-type printing, government paper money, the navigational compass, and gunpowder weapons.

    Era: Division, Reunification, and the Tang-Song Golden Age

    Sources: Song Dynasty and the golden age (Asia for Educators) · Columbia University, Asia for Educators, China · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  7. Asia

    Kazakhstan

    Silk Road towns of the south flourish

    Caravan cities such as Otrar, Taraz, Sauran, and Yasi prosper on the trade between China and the Mediterranean, becoming centres of commerce, craft, and Islamic learning along the southern Kazakh steppe.

    Era: The Saka and the Turkic Steppe

    Sources: History of Kazakhstan · Encyclopædia Britannica, Kazakhstan · Encyclopædia Britannica