From Zanzibar to Zaytun
Iranian Merchants across the Indian Ocean Basin
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9370409 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Foltz (0000-0001-8754-776X, Concordia University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 139-154 |
| Publication date | 2018-06-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Iran and the Caucasus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1573-384X • E-ISSN: 1609-8498 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/1573384x-20180203 |
| OpenAlex | W2809715916 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
The role of Iranian merchants in the maritime trade of the Indian Ocean basin from antiquity up to the 16th century is often underestimated. From scholarly histories to popular culture the “Muslim sailor” is typically portrayed as being an Arab. In fact, from pre-Islamic times the principal actors in Indian Ocean trade were predominantly Persian, as attested by the archaeological data, local written records, and the names of places and individuals
Ancient history · Archaeology · Asian studies · Central asia · China · Geography · Indian ocean · Islam · Persian · Structural basin · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Islamic Studies and History · Philosophy · Geology · Oceanography
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2023 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |