Economy & TradeThe 11th century

Economy & Trade in the 11th century

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged economy and trade — trade, currency, industry and resources, narrowed to the 11th century — 5 of them, drawn from 5 nations, all of it in 1000. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
5
Nations
5
Earliest
1000
Latest
1000
Africa
4
Asia
1

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

  1. — Africa:

    Eritrea

    Rise of the Sultanate of Dahlak

    The Dahlak Islands become a wealthy Muslim sultanate controlling pearl fisheries and the trade between the Red Sea and the Christian highlands.

    Era: The Beja, the Dahlak Sultanate and the Muslim Coast

    Sources: Massawa · Wikipedia, Massawa · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  2. — Asia:

    Kyrgyzstan

    Karakhanid Balasagun and the Burana tower

    Under the Karakhanid dynasty, the first Turkic Muslim power in Central Asia, Balasagun in the Chüy valley flourished as a capital; its minaret, the Burana tower, survives as the best-known monument of northern Kyrgyzstan.

    Era: The Silk Road, the Tian Shan and the Mongol Age

    Sources: Kyrgyzstan: Silk Roads Programme (Burana and the Chüy valley) · UNESCO Silk Roads Programme, Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor · UNESCO World Heritage Centre

  3. — Africa:

    Madagascar

    Swahili and Arab trade contacts

    Muslim Swahili traders (the Antalaotra) settle the northwest coast, linking Madagascar to Indian Ocean commerce.

    Era: Settlement & the Making of the Malagasy

    Sources: Antalaotra · Wikipedia, Madagascar on the Maritime Silk Roads · UNESCO Silk Roads Programme

  4. — Africa:

    Mali

    Apogee of the gold-and-salt trade

    Ghana controls a broad swathe of the western Sahel, acting as the broker between southern goldfields and North African salt caravans.

    Era: The Ghana Empire (Wagadou)

    Sources: The Trans-Saharan Gold Trade (7th–14th Century) · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Ghana Empire — World Civilization · Lumen Learning

  5. — Africa:

    Somalia

    Zeila, Berbera and Mogadishu flourish

    The ports of Zeila, Berbera and Mogadishu grow wealthy on Indian Ocean trade with Arabia, Persia and India; Mogadishu mints its own coinage and becomes a leading commercial centre.

    Era: Islam, the Coastal City-States and the Adal Sultanate

    Sources: Somalia (country and history) · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Somali maritime history · Wikipedia