Book contents
- The Cambridge World History
- The Cambridge World History
- The Cambridge World History
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Table
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Global developments
- Part II Eurasian commonalities
- Part III Growing interactions
- 9 Trade and commerce across Afro-Eurasia
- 10 European and Mediterranean trade networks
- 11 Trading partners across the Indian Ocean: the making of maritime communities
- 12 Technology and innovation within expanding webs of exchange
- 13 The transmission of science and philosophy
- 14 Pastoral nomadic migrations and conquests
- Part IV Expanding religious systems
- Part V State formations
- Index
- References
11 - Trading partners across the Indian Ocean: the making of maritime communities
from Part III - Growing interactions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 May 2015
Book contents
- The Cambridge World History
- The Cambridge World History
- The Cambridge World History
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Table
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Global developments
- Part II Eurasian commonalities
- Part III Growing interactions
- 9 Trade and commerce across Afro-Eurasia
- 10 European and Mediterranean trade networks
- 11 Trading partners across the Indian Ocean: the making of maritime communities
- 12 Technology and innovation within expanding webs of exchange
- 13 The transmission of science and philosophy
- 14 Pastoral nomadic migrations and conquests
- Part IV Expanding religious systems
- Part V State formations
- Index
- References
Summary
In the fifth-sixth centuries Persian commerce synchronized with the ascendancy of the Sasanian Empire, and with the coming of Islam there was an increase in trading networks in the Indian Ocean. This chapter focuses on the communities who participated in the trading networks, and the impact of maritime trade on a littoral region, such as that of Gujarat. It also discusses the organization of trans-oceanic trade in the western Indian Ocean, and the interconnectedness of the two sectors of the Indian Ocean. Recent research suggests that fishing and sailing communities formed a distinct group and were the crucial component of all sea travel in the Indian Ocean. The area of Gujarat in western India provides an excellent example of a littoral community where trade and religion combined, as evidenced by a variety of sources. Trading centres on the Red Sea were involved in trade with the west coast of India.
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