The Origin and Development of the Sudanese Ports (‘Aydhâb, Bâ/di‘, Sawâkin)in the early Islamic Period

The Origin and Development of the Sudanese Ports (‘Aydhâb, Bâ/di‘, Sawâkin)in the early Islamic Period

Power, Tim¹ 

关键词: pèlerinage;    commerce maritime;    histoire maritime;    esclave;    conquête islamique;    akhdām;    port;    période islamique;   

DOI  :  10.4000/cy.1685

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Centre Francais d Archeologie et de Sciences Sociales de Sanaa

【 摘 要 】

The origin and early development of the Sudanese ports [AD 632-969] has been obscured by a fixation with the medieval ‘India trade’ and /hajj traffic. It can alternatively be shown that ‘Aidhâb and Bâ/di‘ were established to further the Muslim conquests and contain Aksumite Ethiopia. Trade was slow to develop. An African slave trade emerged in the mid eighth century. Gold mining thereafter assumed central importance, with Souakin established in a ninth-century ‘gold rush.’

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