Indian Ocean Maritime Trade Network in the 1430s

Name: Indian Ocean Maritime Trade Network in the 1430s
Start: 1431
End: 1440

Type Event Region Africa Time 1431–1440

In the 1430s, the Indian Ocean monsoon system supported transoceanic trade linking East Africa, Arabia, India, and Southeast Asia, with the Strait of…

Timeline

1431–1436Malacca · Malay PeninsulaThe Malacca Sultanate consolidated control of the strait, attracting Chinese, Arab, and Javanese merchants; spices, porcelain, and tin were transshipped east and west through it.
1432–1438Calicut · IndiaWest Indian ports received Arab and Persian fleets; cotton, pepper, and gems traveled with the monsoons between the Red Sea and the Swahili coast of East Africa.
1435–1440Kilwa · Swahili CoastSwahili ports such as Kilwa exported ivory, gold, and slaves while importing Indian Ocean textiles and ceramics, completing an Africa-Asia circulation of goods.

Sources

The Indian Ocean in World History — Edward A. Alpers (2013)