Quanzhou as an international emporium (c. 900–1370)

1. Quanzhou grows as a late-Tang seaport

   Jan 1, 900Labels: Quanzhou, Fujian coast

   • Britannica

2. Song reunification strengthens coastal trade

   Jan 1, 960Labels: Song dynasty, Quanzhou

   • Britannica
   • UNESCO WHC

3. Qingjing Mosque is founded in Quanzhou

   Jan 1, 1009Labels: Qingjing Mosque, Muslim merchants

   • Archnet
   • UNESCO WHC

4. Maritime Trade Office set up in Quanzhou

   Jan 1, 1087Labels: Maritime Trade, Northern Song

   • UNESCO WHC
   • Britannica

5. Foreign merchant quarters expand under Song trade

   Jan 1, 1100Labels: Foreign quarters, Quanzhou

   • Britannica
   • UNESCO WHC

6. Dehua kilns scale up for export demand

   Jan 1, 1200Labels: Dehua kilns, Porcelain

   • Antiquity
   • UNESCO WHC

7. Quanzhou becomes China’s leading harbor

   Jan 1, 1220Labels: Quanzhou, Maritime Silk

   • Britannica
   • UNESCO WHC

8. Pu Shougeng leads port administration at Quanzhou

   Jan 1, 1250Labels: Pu Shougeng, Maritime Superintendent

   • Song History
   • Pu Shougeng

9. Yuan rule sustains Quanzhou’s global connections

   Jan 1, 1279Labels: Yuan dynasty, Zayt n

   • Britannica
   • UNESCO WHC

10. Ibn Battuta visits Quanzhou as “Zaytun”

    Jan 1, 1345Labels: Ibn Battuta, Zaitun

    • Ibn Battuta
    • Britannica

11. Ispah rebellion destabilizes Quanzhou’s trade society

    Jan 1, 1357Labels: Ispah rebellion, Quanzhou

    • Ispah Rebellion
    • Ispah Rebellion

12. Ming sea bans and port closures end the emporium era

    Jan 1, 1371Labels: Ming sea, Ming dynasty

    • Haijin
    • Econ History