Economic Networks and Abbasid Trade across the Indian Ocean and Silk Road (8th–10th centuries)

1. Abbasid minting under al-Manṣūr evidenced by dinar

   Jan 1, 756Labels: Gold dinar, Al-Man r

   • Museums Victoria

2. Baghdad founded as Abbasid capital

   Jan 1, 762Labels: Baghdad, Al-Man r

   • Britannica

3. Belitung shipwreck shows Gulf–China maritime trade

   Jan 1, 826Labels: Belitung shipwreck, Tang cargo

   • UNESCO
   • Roots SG

4. House of Wisdom expands under al-Maʾmūn

   Jan 1, 830Labels: Bayt al-, Al-Ma m

   • Britannica

5. Sāmarrāʾ founded as new Abbasid capital

   Jan 1, 836Labels: S marr, Al-Mu ta

   • Abbasid Samarra

6. Zanj rebellion disrupts southern Iraq and Gulf access

   Jan 1, 869Labels: Zanj rebellion, Basra region

   • Britannica

7. Ibn Khordadbeh composes a major routes-and-realms survey

   Jan 1, 870Labels: Ibn Khordadbeh, Kit b

   • Ibn Khordadbeh

8. Battle of Dayr al-ʿĀqūl blocks Ṣaffārid advance toward Baghdad

   Apr 8, 876Labels: Battle of, Ya q

   • Dayr al Aqul

9. Guangzhou massacre hits foreign merchant communities

   Jan 1, 878Labels: Guangzhou massacre, Huang Chao

   • Guangzhou massacre

10. Abbasids return capital from Sāmarrāʾ to Baghdad

    Jan 1, 892Labels: Baghdad, S marr

    • Abbasid Samarra

11. Siraf recognized as Persian Gulf entrepôt for Indian Ocean routes

    Jan 1, 900Labels: S r, Persian Gulf

    • UNESCO Siraf

12. Scholarly synthesis emphasizes Gulf-led Indian Ocean trade network

    Jan 1, 950Labels: Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean

    • OUP Academic