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