Silk Road Trade in the 1320s

Timeline

1. 1321–1325Samarkand–Bukhara trade route · UzbekistanIn the early 1320s, merchants transshipped Chinese porcelain, Central Asian horses, and Persian carpets through oasis cities such as Samarkand and Bukhara; despite the fragmentation of the Chagatai Khanate, local regimes still collected customs duties from transit caravans and provided postal relay protection, maintaining the rhythm of traditional overland trade.
2. 1326–1330Tabriz · IranIn the late 1320s, the western section of the Silk Road connected Anatolia and Mediterranean ports via Tabriz; though the Ilkhanate under Abu Sa'id was in decline, it still facilitated transit for Indian and European merchants; in 1325 Ibn Battuta passed through, attesting to the route's continued use before the mid-14th century.