Rise of Pisan Maritime Trade (1010s)

Name: Rise of Pisan Maritime Trade (1010s)
Start: 1010
End: 1019

Type Event Region Europe Time 1010–1019

In the 1010s, the Italian city of Pisa rapidly rose in maritime trade and naval power, aided by its geographic position on the Ligurian coast;…

Timeline

1010–1019Pisa · PisaIn the 1010s, Pisan merchants actively operated shipping at the mouths of the Arno and other rivers, carrying grain, wool, and luxury goods to North Africa, southern Spain, and Frankish lands; the city's port facilities and shipbuilding industry developed in step.
1015–1016Sardinia · Mediterranean SeaPisa and Genoa formed a joint fleet to expedition against Sardinia, defeating the Muslim emir Mujahid who controlled the island, seizing strategic strongholds, and securing trade routes—marking Pisa's step from a local port city to a maritime power.