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Camel Caravan System

Type Object Region West Asia Time -200–1500

Land caravan transport system of West and Central Asia using dromedaries and Bactrian camels, linking the Persian Gulf, Mesopotamia, the Iranian Plat…

Timeline

  1. c. 1250–1330Persia–Central Asia trade route · Central AsiaDuring the Mongol khanates period, the postal relay and tariff systems were relatively unified, and camel caravans formed fixed caravan groupings between Persia and Central Asia, each consisting of dozens to hundreds of camels, traveling along oasis supply lines.
  2. 1341–1350Mesopotamia–Iran trade route · IranAfter the fragmentation of the Ilkhanate in the 1340s, camel caravans remained the main overland means of trade within West Asia and with Egypt and Anatolia, transporting silk, frankincense, gems, and horses; caravan leaders (caravan-bashi) organized guards and supplies.

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