Indian Ocean trade network

E12764

historical trade network maritime trade network pre-modern global trade system

The Indian Ocean trade network was a vast, centuries-long maritime system connecting East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia through the exchange of goods, cultures, and ideas driven by monsoon winds.

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All labels observed (20)

Label	Occurrences
Indian Ocean trade network canonical	28
Indian Ocean trade	11
Indian Ocean trade routes	6
Maritime Silk Road	5
Indian Ocean trade networks	4
Indian Ocean maritime trade network	2
Arabian Sea trade network	1
East–West maritime trade routes	1
European–Asian maritime trade network	1
Indian Ocean Jewish merchants	1
Indian Ocean maritime networks	1
Indian Ocean maritime routes	1
Indian Ocean maritime trade routes	1
Indian Ocean traders	1
Indian Ocean trading network	1
Indian Ocean–Mediterranean trade	1
Silk Road maritime routes	1
Straits of Malacca trading network	1
Swahili merchants	1
maritime Silk Road	1

Statements (88)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical trade network ⓘ maritime trade network ⓘ pre-modern global trade system ⓘ
basedOn	seasonal monsoon patterns ⓘ
characterizedBy	cosmopolitan port cities ⓘ multilingual crews ⓘ religiously diverse communities ⓘ
connectedRegion	Arabian Sea ⓘ Bay of Bengal ⓘ China ⓘ East Africa ⓘ East Asia ⓘ South Asia ⓘ surface form: Indian subcontinent Malay Archipelago ⓘ Middle East ⓘ Persian Gulf ⓘ Red Sea ⓘ South Asia ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ East Africa ⓘ surface form: Swahili Coast
culturalImpact	Indian cultural influence in Southeast Asia ⓘ formation of Swahili culture ⓘ spread of Arabic language ⓘ spread of Persian culture ⓘ
declinedDueTo	European colonial domination ⓘ shift of global trade to Atlantic routes ⓘ
economicRole	facilitated proto-globalization ⓘ integrated regional economies ⓘ
facilitated	cultural exchange ⓘ long-distance maritime trade ⓘ migration of peoples ⓘ religious diffusion ⓘ spread of Buddhism ⓘ spread of Hinduism ⓘ spread of Islam ⓘ spread of technologies ⓘ
flourishedDuring	c. 8th to 15th centuries CE ⓘ
involvedActor	Arab merchants ⓘ Chinese merchants ⓘ Gujarat traders ⓘ Indian merchants ⓘ Malay merchants ⓘ Omani traders ⓘ Persian merchants ⓘ Indian Ocean trade network self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Swahili merchants Yemeni traders ⓘ
locatedIn	Indian Ocean ⓘ
majorPort	Aden ⓘ Calicut ⓘ Calicut ⓘ surface form: Calicut (Kozhikode) Gulf of Khambhat ⓘ surface form: Cambay Cochin ⓘ Strait of Hormuz ⓘ surface form: Hormuz Kilwa Kisiwani ⓘ Malacca ⓘ Mombasa ⓘ Muscat ⓘ Quanzhou ⓘ Zanzibar ⓘ
paralleledBy	Silk Road routes ⓘ surface form: Silk Road
precededBy	overland Silk Road trade ⓘ
religiousImpact	Islamization of coastal East Africa ⓘ Islamization of parts of Southeast Asia ⓘ
sawInterventionBy	British East India Company ⓘ Dutch East India Company ⓘ Portuguese Empire ⓘ
supportedBy	astrolabe navigation ⓘ compass navigation ⓘ dhow technology ⓘ lateen sails ⓘ
timePeriod	antiquity ⓘ early modern period ⓘ medieval period ⓘ
tradedGood	beads ⓘ cotton textiles ⓘ dates ⓘ gold ⓘ horses ⓘ incense ⓘ ivory ⓘ pepper ⓘ porcelain ⓘ rice ⓘ silk ⓘ slaves ⓘ spices ⓘ timber ⓘ
usedWindSystem	monsoon winds ⓘ

Referenced by (70)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aden (until 1937, administratively linked) → linkedTo → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

Khami Ruins → tradingLinks → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

Indian Ocean trade network → involvedActor → Indian Ocean trade network self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Swahili merchants

Chinese Jews of Kaifeng → ancestralOrigin → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Ocean Jewish merchants

Chinese Jews of Kaifeng → tradeRoute → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: maritime Silk Road

Silk Road routes → relatedConcept → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maritime Silk Road

Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape → associatedTradeRoutes → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

Debal → knownFor → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Ocean trade

Debal → historicallyAssociatedWith → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Ocean maritime networks

Thatta → tradeConnections → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

Great Zimbabwe → tradeNetwork → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

Old World → includesTradeRoute → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

Tihamah coastal plain → historicallyLinkedTo → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Ocean trade

Canton → linkedTo → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road maritime routes

Kushan Empire → hasInfluenceOn → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Ocean trade

Surat → historicalTrade → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

Demak Sultanate → tradeNetwork → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Ocean trade

Mediterranean trade routes → linked → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

Nagapattinam → historicTrade → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Ocean trade

China–Pakistan Economic Corridor → relatedTo → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Ocean trade routes

Deccan sultanates → tradeRoute → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

Swahili Coast → knownFor → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications → locatedOnTradeRoute → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Ocean maritime trade routes

Malay sultanates → playedRoleIn → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

Chola invasion of Srivijaya in 1025 → affected → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

Brouwer Route → partOf → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: European–Asian maritime trade network

Pasai Sultanate → partOf → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

Pandya dynasty → engagedIn → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Ocean trade

Masulipatam (factory) → partOf → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

Red Sea–Mediterranean–Indian Ocean shipping route → partOf → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: East–West maritime trade routes

Sultanate of Banten → partOf → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Ocean trading network

Arabian Sea coast → isSegmentOf → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Ocean trade routes

Islam in Maldives → linkedTo → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Ocean trade networks

Port of Tadjoura → hasAccessTo → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Ocean trade routes

Sonargaon → linkedToTradeRoute → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

Rozvi state → tradeNetwork → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Ocean trade

Mutapa Kingdom → tradeRoute → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

Golconda → partOfTradeNetwork → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Ocean trade

Port Natal → connectedTo → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Ocean trade routes

Bandari people → influencedBy → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Ocean trade networks

Pegu → tradeNetwork → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

Kingdom of Cochin → partOf → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

Kingdom of Mapungubwe → tradedWith → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

Swahili people → historicalRole → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Ocean traders

Kwang-chou → wasKeyPortIn → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maritime Silk Road

Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca → associatedWith → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Straits of Malacca trading network

António de Noronha → sphereOfInfluence → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Ocean trade routes

Thaton Kingdom → tradeRoute → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Ocean maritime trade network

Hanthawaddy Kingdom → trade → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

Khoja Muslims → economicInfluenceRegion → Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Ocean trade