Tana
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Tana was a medieval Genoese trading colony and port on the Sea of Azov that served as a key hub for commerce between Europe and Asia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tana canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Genoese colony
ⓘ
medieval trading colony ⓘ port city ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Silk Road routes
ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Road trade routes
overland caravan routes to Central Asia ⓘ trade routes to Persia ⓘ trade routes to the Golden Horde ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Genoese merchants
ⓘ
Republic of Genoa ⓘ |
| declinedDueTo |
changing trade routes
ⓘ
regional conflicts ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
13th century
ⓘ
14th century ⓘ early 15th century ⓘ |
| function |
entrepôt for long-distance trade
ⓘ
key hub for commerce between Europe and Asia ⓘ |
| governedAs | Genoese consular colony ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
customs houses
ⓘ
merchant fondaci ⓘ warehouses ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
contact zone between Latin Europe and steppe powers
ⓘ
major node in late medieval Eurasian trade ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Armenian merchants
ⓘ
Greek merchants ⓘ Italian merchants ⓘ Jewish merchants ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Latin ⓘ |
| languageOfCommerce | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | mouth of the Don River ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion |
Sea of Azov region
ⓘ
surface form:
Azov region
|
| locatedInPresentDay | Russia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Sea of Azov ⓘ |
| partOf |
Genoese maritime trading network
ⓘ
surface form:
Genoese Black Sea trading network
Genoese colonies in Crimea ⓘ
surface form:
Genoese colonies in the Black Sea
|
| religionPresent |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access point to inland Eurasian markets
ⓘ
link between Black Sea and Asian caravan routes ⓘ |
| tradedGood |
furs
ⓘ
grain ⓘ metals ⓘ silk ⓘ slaves ⓘ spices ⓘ textiles ⓘ wax ⓘ |
| underInfluenceOf |
Golden Horde
ⓘ
Chagatai Khanate ⓘ
surface form:
Mongol Empire successor states
|
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