Siraf
E1011183
Siraf was a major medieval Persian Gulf port city and trading hub that played a key role in Islamic maritime commerce between the Middle East, India, and East Africa.
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
historical city ⓘ port city ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationsBy | David Whitehouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| culturalSphere |
Islamic
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| declineCause |
changes in trade routes
ⓘ
earthquakes ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
Ibn Hawqal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-Istakhri NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Muqaddasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exported |
dates
ⓘ
horses ⓘ pearls ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
10th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ early Islamic period ⓘ |
| flourishedUnder | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | local Persian dynasties ⓘ |
| hadFeature |
harbor installations
ⓘ
merchant houses ⓘ mosques ⓘ |
| imported |
Chinese ceramics
ⓘ
ivory ⓘ precious woods ⓘ silk ⓘ spices ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Islamic maritime commerce
ⓘ
cosmopolitan population ⓘ long-distance commerce ⓘ luxury goods trade ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ merchant community ⓘ trade between Middle East and East Africa ⓘ trade between Middle East and India ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Arabic
ⓘ
Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bushehr Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persian Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | northern shore of the Persian Gulf ⓘ |
| modernNearbySettlement |
Bandar-e Siraf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taheri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Islamic world
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persian Gulf trade network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionHistorically | Fars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| timeOfMajorEarthquake | 10th century ⓘ |
| tradeRouteTo |
Basra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
China NERFINISHED ⓘ East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Gujarat NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Oman NERFINISHED ⓘ Sindh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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