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Ancient Trade Networks

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Zhang Qian's Central Asian expeditions (c. 138–126 BCE)

174 BCE - 104 BCE

Tuareg Confederations and Central Sahara Caravan Trade (c. 13th–19th centuries)

1100 - 1853

Trans-Saharan Slave Trade across the Sahel and Maghreb (c. 7th–19th centuries)

652 - 1890

Timbuktu's Commercial and Scholarly Expansion under Songhai (c. 1460–1591)

1440 - 1594

The Black Death's spread along Silk Road routes (1346–1353 CE)

1346 - 1353

Tang dynasty cosmopolitan trade on the Silk Road (7th–9th centuries CE)

618 - 884

Taghaza and Taoudenni Salt Mines and Caravan Networks (c. 8th–20th centuries)

800 - 1988

Srivijaya control of the Strait of Malacca and regional shipping lanes (c. 7th–11th centuries CE)

671 - 1100

Spread of Mahayana Buddhism along Silk Road corridors (1st–8th centuries CE)

68 - 800

Songhai State Policies, Taxation, and Control of Trans-Saharan Commerce (c. 1464–1591)

1464 - 1591

Sogdian merchant diasporas and oasis-city commerce (4th–8th centuries CE)

313 - 755

Silk Road trade through Baghdad, Samarkand, and Bukhara under Islamic rule (8th–13th centuries CE)

710 - 1258

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