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Rise of Pisan and Genoese Maritime Power

Type Event Region Mediterranean Time 1005–1010

Around 1005 CE, Pisa and Genoa, leveraging their geographic advantages and shipbuilding, rose in western Mediterranean trade and anti-piracy operatio…

Timeline

  1. 1005–1006Pisa · PisaPisan merchants and Genoese shipowners expanded trade routes to Sardinia, Corsica, and the North African coast, escorting cargo with armed merchant ships to counter Muslim pirate raids.
  2. 1007–1010Port of Genoa · GenoaFacing raids around Sardinia and the Tyrrhenian Sea, the municipal authorities of Pisa and Genoa began coordinating fleet organization and rules for dividing spoils, accumulating organizational experience for larger joint expeditions to come.

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