Gupta trade networks: overland and maritime commerce with Southeast Asia and the West (c. 4th–6th centuries CE)

1. Prayag Prashasti records Gupta-wide tribute reach

   Jan 1, 350Labels: Prayag Prashasti, Samudragupta

   • Allahabad Pillar
   • Britannica

2. Gupta rule consolidates Bengal’s Tamralipti corridor

   Jan 1, 400Labels: Tamralipti, Bengal

   • Kemanusiaan
   • Tamralipta

3. Indian Ocean monsoon sailing underwrites Gupta seaways

   Jan 1, 400Labels: Indian Ocean, Monsoon sailing

   • Periplus
   • Hippalus

4. Gupta maritime networks span Gulf and Red Sea

   Jan 1, 425Labels: Persian Gulf, Red Sea

   • Itihaas

5. Sasanian–India maritime trade evidenced in Gulf ceramics

   Jan 1, 450Labels: Siraf, Gulf ports

   • Bandar Siraf
   • UNESCO Siraf

6. Overland stresses increase with Huna frontier pressure

   Jan 1, 460Labels: Huna incursions, Central Asia

   • Kidarites
   • Gupta Empire

7. Late Gupta fragmentation reduces control of trade hubs

   Jan 1, 467Labels: Late Gupta, Skandagupta

   • Gupta Empire
   • Bhitari

8. Luxury trade routes feed Funan’s Oc Eo emporium

   Jan 1, 475Labels: c Eo, Funan

   • Early SE Asia

9. Hunnic breakthrough at Eran alters western corridors

   Jan 1, 498Labels: Battle of, Alchon Huns

   • Eran
   • Gupta Empire

10. Buddhagupta ‘Great Navigator’ inscription in Penang

    Jan 1, 500Labels: Buddhagupta, Penang inscription

    • Buddhagupta

11. Sungai Mas stele reflects India–Kedah connections

    Jan 1, 525Labels: Sungai Mas, Kedah

    • Buddhagupta

12. Silk exports face structural shock as Byzantium learns sericulture

    Jan 1, 550Labels: Byzantine sericulture, silk trade

    • NextIAS