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Red Sea–Indian Ocean Route

Type Object Region Red Sea Time 1401–1410

Maritime trade route linking the Mediterranean world with South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Africa, using Egyptian Red Sea ports and monsoon cross…

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  1. 1401–1410Aden and Jeddah · YemenFleets sailed from India's west coast and Gujarat to Aden and Hormuz on the southwest monsoon, then north through the Red Sea to Egyptian ports, where Venetian and other Mediterranean merchants relayed goods into Europe, forming a segmented relay system of long-distance sea transport.

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