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Trans-Saharan gold–salt trade across West Africa (9th–16th centuries)

757 - 1591

14 entries

Spanish mercantile system in colonial Latin America (1503-1821)

1503 - 1821

12 entries

Spanish Manila Galleon trade between Acapulco and Manila (1565-1815)

1565 - 1815

14 entries

Silk Road commerce during the Mongol Empire (c. 1200-1368)

1206 - 1368

14 entries

Potosí silver production and global silver flows (1545-1700)

1494 - 1700

16 entries

Portuguese maritime empire in the Indian Ocean (1498-1650)

1494 - 1658

16 entries

Opium trade between British India and Qing China (1780-1842)

1757 - 1842

15 entries

Grand Trunk Road and Mughal inland trade networks (1526-1761)

1526 - 1765

13 entries

French colonial trade in the Caribbean and Louisiana (1664-1803)

1664 - 1803

17 entries

Dutch East India Company in Southeast Asia (1602-1799)

1602 - 1799

13 entries

Development of maritime insurance and Lloyd's of London (1688-1800)

1688 - 1800

15 entries

British Navigation Acts and mercantile legislation (1651-1784)

1651 - 1784

16 entries
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