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