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Silk Road Trade

Type Event Region Central Asia Time 1200

Around 1200, the northern and southern Silk Road routes remained highly active in Central Asia, with frequent caravans between Samarkand, Bukhara, Yu…

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  1. 1200Samarkand · SamarkandSamarkand and Bukhara, Central Asia's largest trading emporia, gathered caravans from Persia, India, and East Asia, collected customs duties, and exchanged currency, forming core nodes of the northern Silk Road route.
  2. 1200Tianshan north-south passage · TianshanCaravans crossed Khwarazm, remnants of Western Liao territory, and Karakhanid cities; despite frequent shifts in political borders, trade routes still relied on local rulers' protection of transit trade to maintain tax revenue.
  3. 1200Ray (connecting to Persia) · PersiaGoods traveling west from Central Asia entered the Persian heartland via Khorasan, then split toward Baghdad and Mediterranean ports; around 1200, the Ghurid-Khwarazmian contest did not fully block long-distance trade but increased caravan security risks.

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