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Ancient Trade Networks

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Indian Ocean Trade15 Silk Road20 Trans Saharan Trade18

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Central Asian political transformations after the Battle of Talas (751–900 CE)

751 - 900

Berber Merchant Confederations (Lamtuna, Zenata) and Early Saharan Trade (c. 9th–14th centuries)

757 - 1393

Axumite Empire maritime trade across the Red Sea and Indian Ocean (c. 1st–7th centuries CE)

50 - 642

Almoravid Expansion and North African Control of Saharan Routes (c. 1040–1147)

1040 - 1147

Achaemenid Persian control of Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean trade routes (c. 550–330 BCE)

550 BCE - 330 BCE

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