Economy & TradeThe 6th century

Economy & Trade in the 6th century

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged economy and trade — trade, currency, industry and resources, narrowed to the 6th century — 2 of them, drawn from 2 nations, running from 500 to 518. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
2
Nations
2
Earliest
500
Latest
518

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

  1. Asia

    Uzbekistan

    Sogdians dominate Silk Road trade

    Sogdian merchants from Samarkand and Bukhara become the leading caravan traders of the Silk Road, their language a lingua franca of Inner Asian commerce and culture.

    Era: Sogdiana, Bactria and the Silk Road

    Sources: Sogdiana — Central Asia, Silk Road, Persian Empire · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  2. Asia

    Brunei

    Brunei trades with China as Po-ni

    Chinese sources record a trading kingdom on the north coast of Borneo, called Po-ni, exchanging tribute and goods with the Chinese empire from around the 6th century.

    Era: Early Borneo: Trade, Tribute, and the Rise of Po-ni

    Sources: History of Brunei · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Brunei · Encyclopaedia Britannica