Indian Ocean Trade Network

Name: Indian Ocean Trade Network
Start: 1190
End: 1199

Type Event Region Indian Ocean Time 1190–1199

In the 1190s, the Indian Ocean trade network linking East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, the Persian Gulf, India, and Southeast Asia was in an active…

Timeline

1190–1195Gulf of Aden–Arabian Sea · Gulf of AdenArab and Persian merchants used the southwest monsoon to sail south from the Red Sea and Persian Gulf to East Africa, then returned with the northeast monsoon, forming an annual cycle of trade rhythm, with Aden and Hormuz as key transshipment ports.
1195–1199Gujarat coast · GujaratIndia's Gujarat and Malabar ports exported cotton cloth and spices, East African ports supplied ivory and slaves, and Southeast Asia provided spices and forest products, forming multidirectional commodity flows that spurred prosperity in coastal cities.

Sources

Indian Ocean trade https://www.britannica.com/topic/Indian-Ocean-trade
The Indian Ocean in World History — Edward A. Alpers (2013)