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Zamorin of Kerala maritime trade expansion

Type Event Region South Asia Time 1405

Around 1405 CE the Zamorin (Samoothiri, ruler of Calicut) on Kerala's Malabar Coast actively expanded maritime trade networks with Arab, Persian, and…

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  1. 1405Calicut · KeralaAround 1405 the Zamorin further opened and regulated trade at Calicut's port, attracting Arab and Eastern merchants, so that pepper and other spices flowed in large quantities from the Malabar Coast to Indian Ocean and Middle Eastern markets.

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