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Red Sea Maritime Trade (1430s)

Type Event Region 全世界 Time 1431–1440

In the 1430s, the Mamluk Sultanate monopolized the trade route via the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean, with Jeddah and Aden as key transshipment ports.…

Timeline

  1. 1431–1436Jeddah · HejazThe Mamluk established a customs house at Jeddah; Indian and East African merchant ships docked there, and after paying tariffs, goods were carried by camel caravan overland to Cairo and Alexandria.
  2. 1436–1440Aden · YemenSpice ships from India's west coast entered the Red Sea via Aden; the Mamluk navy patrolled the shipping lanes, combating piracy to keep trade routes open and protect the trade monopoly.

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