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Alexandria's Mediterranean Trade
Around 1085, Alexandria remained a key commercial port under Fatimid rule linking Egypt's interior with the Mediterranean world;…
Timeline
- 1085Alexandria · Mediterranean coastMerchant ships from Amalfi, Byzantium, and North African ports loaded and unloaded at Alexandria; Fatimid authorities collected customs duties and supervised warehouses and markets, maintaining commercial order at the port.
- 1085–1086Alexandria · Mediterranean coastAlexandria was connected by Nile shipping to Cairo and the grain-producing delta; maritime trade revenues partly subsidized the central treasury, becoming an important source of funds during the dynasty's decline.
Sources
- The Cambridge Economic History of Europe, Volume 2: Trade and Industry in the Middle Ages — M. M. Postan and E. Miller (eds.) (1987)
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition: Alexandria — Brill https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/