Maritime Silk Road links from Gujarat/Gandhara to the Western Indian Ocean (1st–8th century CE)

1. Gandhara reliquaries show organized Buddhist donation culture

   Jan 1, 6Labels: Gandhara, Bajaur Casket

   • Bajaur Casket
   • Gandhara

2. Greek account highlights Barygaza’s monsoon trade

   Jan 1, 50Labels: Barygaza, Periplus

   • Periplus UoA
   • Periplus Wiki

3. Red Sea ports link Indian shipping to Africa

   Jan 1, 50Labels: Red Sea, Ocelis

   • Ocelis
   • Periplus Wiki

4. Barygaza operates under Western Satrap influence

   Jan 1, 60Labels: Barygaza, Western Satraps

   • Periplus Wiki
   • Western Satraps

5. Karla Great Chaitya built near major trade route

   Jan 1, 60Labels: Karla Chaitya, merchant donors

   • Karla Caves
   • Nahapana

6. Arikamedu shows long-lived Indo-Ocean trade continuity

   Jan 1, 100Labels: Arikamedu, Puducherry

   • UNESCO Silk Roads
   • UNESCO WHC India

7. Adulis grows as a major Aksumite-linked emporium

   Jan 1, 200Labels: Adulis, Aksum

   • Adulis
   • Periplus Wiki

8. Nalanda founded, strengthening Buddhist learning networks

   Jan 1, 427Labels: Nalanda, Gupta Empire

   • Britannica Nalanda
   • Nalanda Wiki

9. Cosmas describes Indian Ocean trading world

   Jan 1, 540Labels: Cosmas Indicopleustes, Christian Topography

   • Britannica Cosmas
   • Cosmas Wiki

10. Persian Gulf port of Siraf rises in wider ocean trade

    Jan 1, 600Labels: Siraf, Persian Gulf

    • UNESCO Siraf

11. Yijing travels by sea, showing active maritime pilgrim routes

    Jan 1, 671Labels: Yijing, maritime pilgrimage

    • Yijing
    • Nalanda Wiki

12. Early Islamic era reshapes western Indian Ocean networks

    Jan 1, 750Labels: Early Islam, Arabian coasts

    • Adulis
    • Cosmas Wiki