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Aleppo
Aleppo, in northern Syria at the junction of Anatolian, Mesopotamian, and Mediterranean trade routes, has long been an important West Asian trade and…
Timeline
- c. 900–1127Aleppo · SyriaFrom the Abbasid period through Seljuk rule, Aleppo developed into a major bazaar and handicraft center by virtue of its geographic position, linking trade routes of Persia, Anatolia, and the Mediterranean coast.
- 1131–1140Aleppo · Zengid EmirateThe Zengid regime used Aleppo as its northern base; citadel reinforcement, tariffs, and bazaar management promoted transit trade, making the city one of the most important commercial metropolises of the northern Levant in the Crusader era.
- 1183–1400Aleppo · SyriaUnder Ayyubid and Mamluk rule Aleppo maintained its status as a regional trade center, with caravanserais, textiles, and spice trade sustaining its hub function.
Sources
- The Age of the Crusades: The Near East from the Eleventh Century to 1517 — P. M. Holt (1986)
- Aleppo: A History — Ross Burns (2016)