Persian Gulf–Hormuz Trade Route, 1403

Name: Persian Gulf–Hormuz Trade Route, 1403
Start: 1403

Type Event Region Asia Time 1403

Around 1403, the Persian Gulf–Arabian Sea route controlled via the Strait of Hormuz was a key passage linking the interior of Western Asia, Persian G…

Timeline

1403Basra · IraqUpstream Persian Gulf ports such as Basra gathered goods from Mesopotamia and the Iranian Plateau; merchant ships sailed south through the gulf's waterways and around 1403 still relied on Hormuz as the outlet and customs node.
1403Hormuz · Strait of HormuzThe port of Hormuz levied tariffs on passing merchant ships and provided warehousing, ship-changing, and credit services; goods from the Persian Gulf were exchanged here with vessels from Gujarat, East Africa, and Malabar, then sailed south through the Arabian Sea into the wider Indian Ocean network.

Sources

Hormuz https://www.britannica.com/place/Hormuz
The Persian Gulf in History — Lawrence G. Potter (ed.) (2009)